Legal Opinion

Weiss v. Strauss

New York Court of Common Pleas

Decided June 1, 1891PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from ninth district court. Action by Moses Weiss against Jacob Strauss. From a judgment rendered upon a trial before a justice without a jury, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.

The issues to be determined were purely of fact, as to which the evidence was conflicting. No error of law is charged, and the reversal is sought upon the facts. We have often before held in this court that, when there is a conflict of evidence, we will not interfere with the judgment of the justice, unless the evidence be of such conflicting character as to clearly indicate that the justice must have been influenced by prejudice, partiality,- or passion, or has manifestly neglected to deliberate upon the whole testimony. Dempsey v. Paige, 4 E. D. Smith, 219. An examination of the evidence in…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ryan v. JonesNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892
  2. Kelly v. WaltonNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1893
  3. Manhattan Fire Alarm Co. v. WeberAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1898
  4. McLaughlin v. O'TooleNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892
  5. Mitchell Vance Co. v. DaikerNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892

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