Legal Opinion

O'Connor v. Healy

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 8, 1916PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal "by the plaintiff, Margaret A. O’Connor, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Albany Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Rensselaer on the 4th day of December, 1915, vacating and setting aside a judgment herein in her favor.

1Opinion of the Court

Kellogg, P. J.:

The granting of the motion, or the decision of this appeal, cannot in any way affect the substantial rights of the parties. The question involved is one of technicality rather than substance.

The action, tried before Mr. Justice Cochrane and a jury, resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant made a motion for a new trial upon the minutes, “ and the court entertained the motion and reserved decision upon the motion, and directed that all proceedings upon the verdict be postponed and held in abeyance until the court should either orally hear counsel or receive their…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Van Bel Co. v. Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 5, New York County Courts1932
  2. O'Connor v. HealeyNew York Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Gornto v. Mirror Films, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
  4. Howard v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919

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