Legal Opinion
Kohlmann v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 14, 1959PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— The judgment appealed from is unanimously reversed on the facts and on the law, and in the exercise of discretion, and a new trial ordered, with costs to appellant. Trial tactics of plaintiffs’ counsel in the manner and content of his cross-examination, his comments and the expression of his personal views, exceeded the bounds of propriety and evinced a determination to convey to the jury his own characterization and appraisal of the witnesses for the defendant. His conduct appears to have been calculated to influence the jury by considerations which were not legitimately before them, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People v. CarboranoNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Loughlin v. . BrassilNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
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