Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1940

Doherty v. Abrahamson-Bigelow Co.

Doherty v. Abrahamson-Bigelow Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided November 8, 1940
260 A.D. 987; 24 N.Y.S.2d 137; 1940 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5701
Doherty v. Abrahamson-Bigelow Co.

Opinion of the Court

Judgment and order reversed on the facts and a new trial granted, with costs to the appellants to abide the event, unless the plaintiff shall, within ten days, stipulate to reduce the verdict to the sum of $2,000, 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. All concur, except Harris, J., who dissents and votes for affirmance, and Crosby, P. J., not voting. (The judgment is for plaintiff in an automobile negligence action. The order denies a motion for a new trial.) Present — Crosby, P. J., Taylor, Dowling, Harris and McCurn, JJ.

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