Craner v. Corbett

Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and facts and a new trial granted, with costs to the appellants to abide the event. Memorandum: Defendants appeal from a judgment, entered on a court directed verdict, which awarded plaintiff jury assessed damages sustained by him as a result of his arrest under a court, order intended to be executed on plaintiff’s father whose name is the same as plaintiff’s name. The order was valid on its face, the epurt issuing it had jurisdiction to do so and it was the duty of defendants to execute it. (People v. Briggs 19 N Y 2d 37; Nastasi v. State of New York,…