Hoffman v. New York Railways Co.
City of New York Municipal Court
Motion by the plaintiff to set aside a verdict in favor of the defendant, after trial by the court and a jury, in the City Court of the city of New York.
1Opinion of the CourtRansom, J.
If the verdict of a trial jury is to be considered as determinative of the credibility of witnesses and controverted questions of fact, the deliberations of the jury must be kept free from prejudice, passion or misake, and likewise free from the operation of influences foreign to the testimony actually received. If the defendant in a negligence action is to be entitled to assert that a jury verdict in its favor stands upon a special basis of immunity from judicial interference, so far as the weight of evidence is concerned, then surely the defendant’s counsel must share with the court the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Brown v. SwinefordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
- Chesebrough v. . ConoverNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Furman v. . Union Pacific R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Haynes v. Town of TrentonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- State v. . BryanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
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- Smith v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Nicholas v. RosenthalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
- Freeman v. ZirgerCity of New York Municipal Court · 1925
- Bennett v. Town of WheelerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
- Hoffman v. New York Railways Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915