Legal Opinion
Beller v. Levy
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided June 15, 1910PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Motion for a new trial upon the judge’s minutes.
1Opinion of the CourtFinelite, J.
A jury having found a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $750, a motion was immediately made by the defendants to set aside the verdict upon the ground that it was contrary to law, contrary to the weight of evidence and upon all the grounds set forth in section 999 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
The defendants in urging the court to set aside the verdict based their application on two grounds, to wit:
First. That the infant plaintiff did not show herself free from contributory negligence in that she did not use that degree of caution which the law required of her, and was,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Althorf v. . WolfeNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Layman v. John Anderson & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Kilroy v. President, Managers & Co. of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Branagan v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
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- Carpenter v. Village of DickeyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1913