Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1927

Hoff v. White

Hoff v. White
Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided January 28, 1927
5 N.J. Misc. 194; 135 A. 879; 1927 N.J. Sup. Ct. LEXIS 329

Hoff v. White

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

This action was brought to recover on account of injuries alleged to have resulted from a fall due to the condition of the sidewalk in front of defendant’s premises made so by the act of the defendant in piling and artificially accumulating loose snow over a layer of ice. The defense was that plaintiff did not fall in front of defendant’s premises, but in front of a neighboring property. The jury found in favor of the defendant on January 21st, 1926. This rule to show cause why a new trial should not he granted on the ground of newly-discovered evidence, was not applied for until six months later.

Our examination of the proofs result in the conclusion that the newly-discovered evidence is merely cumulative and corroborative of evidence heard at the trial, and, hence, more especially in view of the long delay, will not justify a new trial.

The rule will be discharged.

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