Sheridan v. Mayor of New York
New York Court of Common Pleas
Action by Bernard Sheridan against the mayor, etc., of city of New York for personal injuries. There was a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and defendant moves for a new trial on exceptions ordered to be heard at general term in the first instance.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
Whether the verdict for the plaintiff was in accord with the preponderance of the evidence, or the damages awarded were excessive or not, are questions which do not arise upon this motion, our authority being here restricted to the review of exceptions taken upon and not after the trial. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 992, 1000; Baylies, New Trials, pp. 317, 318, and cases there collated; Dearing v. Pearson, 8 Misc. Rep. 269, 28 N. Y. Supp. 715; Gundlin v. Packet Co., 8 Misc. Rep. 291, 28 N. Y. Supp. 572. We omit special notice of the exception taken to the denial of the defendant’s motion for dismissal…
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