Hoag v. Wright
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Westchester county. Action by James H. Hoag against Edward Wright and another, as executors of the will of Hester Hoag, deceased. From a judgment in- favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGoodrich, P. J.
This action has been tried before a jury five times. The first trial resulted in a verdict for the defendants, which we reversed for error in the admission Of evidence. 34 App. Div. 260, 54 N. Y. Supp. 658. The second trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff, which the sitting justice (Mr. Justice JENKS) set aside for error in the rejection of evidence. In the two following trials the juries disagreed. At the last trial the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, and the defendants appeal.
The action was brought against the executors of the will of Hester Hoag, who died in February, 1895,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Simmons v. . HavensNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- People v. . MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Hoag v. WrightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Hoag v. WrightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898