Klapper v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, fourth district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtLeventritt, J.
The plaintiff, a married woman, living with her husband, recovered a judgment below for damages resulting from defendant’s negligence. The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the admission of the following testimony on behalf of the plaintiff constituted reversible error: “ Q.
What were the average amounts of your earnings per week? A. Sometimes a dollar, sometimes a dollar and a half, sometimes one twenty-five and two dollars a day, eight to ten dollars a week.”
The defendant duly excepted to this testimony after proper objection taken, and, having developed on cross-examination…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brooks v. . SchwerinNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Blaechinska v. Howard Mission & Home for Little WanderersNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Birkbeck v. . AckroydNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Uransky v. . D.D., E.B. B.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Thuringer v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1893
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- Lauck v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1902