Connelly v. Manhattan Railway Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Hew York county. Action by Arthur J. Connelly against the Manhattan Railway Company. From a judgment entered on a verdict for plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBartlett, J.
There is evidence enough in this cáselo sustain the judgment, and I should be in favor of affirmance were it not for an error which it *177seems to me was committed by the learned trial judge in the admission of testimony. Dr. Adolph M. Lesser was examined as a witness to prove the extent and nature of the injuries sustained by the plaintiff. He testified that he first saw the plaintiff about a fortnight after the accident, and found him then suffering from meningitis. The witness .was then asked by Mr. Shaffer, who represented the plaintiff upon the trial, to what he attributed this meningitis.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. . McElvaineNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Page v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1890
3Cited by7 opinions
- O'Flaherty v. Nassau Electric RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Frankfort v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
- Carpenter v. LeavittCity of New York Municipal Court · 1894
- Connelly v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1893
- Dunham v. AllenNew York Supreme Court · 1892
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