Marks v. Long Island Railroad
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of this court entered upon a verdict for plaintiff for $10,000, damages, besides costs, for personal injuries sustained through defendant’s negligence. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJ. F. Daly, J.
The exceptions in this case are to rulings on the question of damages only. The plaintiff was a manufacturer of clothing. He employed hands to sew and make up clothing, which was cut and furnished to him in large quantities by dealers in clothing, upon contract. He made the contracts personally and overlooked the work. He was allowed to show his earnings in this business, upon the ground that his personal skill, experience, and knowledge were required in it, and that he could not have employed *62another person to take his place with equal efficiency. The appellant claims that these “ earnings ”…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Masterton v. . Village of Mount VernonNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
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- Pill v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadNew York City Court · 1893
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