Guarisco v. E. J. Milk Farms

The court has been presented with a group of motions and cross motions, the determination of which rests largely upon the unresolved question of whether or not the principle of People v Sandoval (34 NY2d 371) applies in a civil action. The question posed is whether all prior convictions of a crime by a witness (in this case, the plaintiff) are admissible to impeach his credibility or whether only such convictions are admissible as "bear logically and reasonably on the issue of credibility,” considering not only *82the nature of the crime but the amount of time that has elapsed since the date of…