Cunningham v. Heidelberger
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff entered upon the verdict of a jury in the City Court , of the city of New York;
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
The question asked by plaintiff’s counsel, in the course of his examination of jurors: “ Do you know Mr. Frank Y. Johnson, attorney for the Fidelity Insurance Company in this case,” was most prejudicial in character; and, the objectionable matter having been introduced in such a way as to negative any legitimate purpose, a new trial should be had in the interests of substantial justice. Manigold v. Black River T. Co., 81 App. Div. 381; Cosselmon v. Dunfee, 172 N. Y. 507; Grant v. National R. S. Co., 100 App. Div. 234, 237; Lipschutz v. Ross, 84 N. Y. Supp. 632. The verdict was not necessarily…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cosselmon v. . DunfeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Manigold v. Black River Traction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Grant v. National Railway Spring Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Lipschutz v. RossAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1903
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- Prager v. GlanzerAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1908