Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1920

Brownjohn v. White Sewing Machine Co.

Brownjohn v. White Sewing Machine Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 15, 1920
194 A.D. 981
Brownjohn v. White Sewing Machine Co.

Opinion of the Court

Judgment and order reversed and new trial granted, with costs to the appellant to abide the event, unless the plaintiff shall, within ten days, stipulate to reduce the verdict to the sum of $1,000 as of the date of the rendition thereof, in which event the judgment is modified accordingly, and as so modified is, together with the order, affirmed, without costs of this appeal to either party. Held, that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence upon the question of damages and is excessive. All concur.

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