Legal Opinion

Schroeder v. Syracuse Transit Corp.

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

Decided December 23, 1959Published

1Opinion of the Court

*1013limitation was improper and that a new trial should have been ordered as to all issues. If the order setting aside the verdict were to be held a nullity in its entirety and if a judgment were then entered upon the verdict, the plaintiff presumably would have the right to appeal anew from the judgment so entered,, to this court. Upon such an appeal, we would have to reverse the judgment and grant a new trial, since it is undisputed that the verdict of $100 was inadequate in view of the plaintiff’s injuries. This would put the plaintiff to the needless expense of a second appeal to obtain the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. O'Connor v. PapertsianNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
  2. Schmidt v. BrownNew York Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Goodrich v. Ross-Ketchum Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
  4. Hyler v. HeyerNew York Supreme Court · 1941
  5. Meyers v. MohrNew York Supreme Court · 1955

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