McDermott v. Conley
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Yates county court. Action by Margaret McDermott against James Conley. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCorlett, J.
This action was originally brought in a justice’s court, where the plaintiff alleged that the defendant wrongfully and negligently obstructed a public highway in the town of Potter, by piling thereon a quantity of logs, by means of which her horse was injured. A trial was had in the justice’s court, which resulted in a verdict of $25 for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed to the county court, where a new trial was had, and the plaintiff obtained a verdict for $49, upon which judgment was entered, and the defendant appealed from the order of the county court denying a new trial, *404and also…
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