Catterall v. Otis Elevator Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

The plaintiff brought this suit in the Supreme Court to recover for the death of her husband, whose death, it was claimed, was caused by the negligence of the defendant company’s servants.

The jury, at the Hudson Circuit, rendered a verdict for the plaintiff. A rule to show cause was applied for and allowed the defendant, requiring the plaintiff to show cause why that verdict should not be set aside; reserving, however, the exceptions taken by the defendant at the trial. Notwithstanding this reservation, the prosecutor of the rule…