Nowack v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
New York Court of Appeals
' Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered November 20,1900, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict and an order denying a motion for • a new trial.
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' Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered November 20,1900, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict and an order denying a motion for • a new trial. This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, when a lad of twelve years, through the negligence of the defendant in running over him with one of its horse cars and inflicting injuries which resulted in the loss of his right leg. Upon the trial the-theory of the plaintiff was that he started to cross East…
1Opinion of the CourtVann, J.
Evidence tending to show that a party to an action tried to bribe a witness to give false testimony in his favor, although collateral to the issues, is competent as an admission by acts and conduct that his case is weak and his evidence dishonest. It is' somewhat like an attempt by a prisoner to escape before trial, or to prove a false alibi, or by a merchant to make way with his books of account, except that it goes farther than some of these instances, for in addition to reflecting on the case, it reflects upon the evidence on that side of the controversy. “ Where it appears that on one…
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- People v. RathbunNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Stewart v. . Brooklyn and Crosstown R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1882
- New York & New Haven Railroad v. SchuylerNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Palmeri v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Cruikshank v. . GordonNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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- People v. . ShilitanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Hoag v. . WrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
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