Legal Opinion
Wentz v. J. J. Newberry Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 21, 1934PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPersonius, J.
The plaintiff sues to recover damages for personal injuries. Decision on defendant’s motion for a nonsuit and dismissal of the complaint, made at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence and renewed at the close of all the evidence, was reserved without objection. The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff of $4,500. The defendant moves to set aside the verdict and presses its motion for dismissal of the complaint. (Fitzgerald v. Colt-Stewart Motor Co., Inc., 231 App. Div. 176, 178.)
The plaintiff while passing the children’s wear counter in the defendant’s store slipped on two or three small…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Greene v. Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Hart v. . GrennellNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Tryon v. ChalmersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
- Adams v. . BullockNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Kraus v. WolfNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Herrick v. BreierIdaho Supreme Court · 1938
- Norris v. BELK'S DEPARTMENT STORE OF DUNN, NC, INC.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- Coughlin v. JonesCity of New York Municipal Court · 1937
- Wentz v. J. J. Newberry Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935