Cunningham v. Nassau Electric Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Kate Cunningham, from an order of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, first district, bearing' _date the 18th dpy of March, 1899, and entered in the office of the clerk of said court, granting the defendant’s motion to set aside a verdict previously rendered in favor of the plaintiff, and for a new trial.
1Per curiam
The action is for personal injuries. The jury having rendered a' verdict for the plaintiff, the defendant, on the return of the verdict, moved,'under section 999 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to set aside the verdict as against the weight of the evidence. The motion having been adjourned from time to time, was argued, and a decis- • ion rendered in favor of the defendant, ■ granting the application,. Prior to this decision, however, the justice entered judgment on the verdict.
By section 1367 of chapter 410 of the Laws of 1882, as amended by chapter 748 of the Laws of 1896, made'applicable…
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