McNeill v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
City of New York Municipal Court
Appeal from a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, and from an order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Dwyer, J.
The action was brought to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of the defendant.
Upon cross-examination of the conductor of the defendant’s car upon which the plaintiff had been a passenger, in answer to questions put by the plaintiff’s attorney, he testified that he did not tell the plaintiff’s attorney that he had been offered $100 by the company to stand by his statement of the case, and that, if the plaintiff’s attorney wanted him to make a statement, he would have to pay him that amount of money. '
Although the witness absolutely denied…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stokes v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Furst v. . Second Avenue Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Howard v. City Fire InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1847
- Carpenter v. . WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
3Cited by1 opinion
- Goldberg v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1903