Petty v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
City of New York Municipal Court
Appeal from an order granting the plaintiff leave to discontinue this action, without costs.
1Opinion of the CourtSchuchman, J.
The action was one to recover judgment for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, and was brought in the Municipal Court of the city of New York to recover $500 damages. Upon the return day the defendant moved for an order removing the cause of action to the City Court of the city of New York, the defendant, at that time, furnishing a bond in twice the amount claimed by the plaintiff. The plaintiff then moved at Special Term, in the City Court, to increase the amount of damages to $2,000. Subsequently thereto, she made this motion for leave to discontinue this…
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- De Barante v. . DeyermandNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Staiger v. SchultzNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Layman v. New York Bank Note Co.The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1892