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Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1937

Katz v. S. W. S. Building Corp.

Katz v. S. W. S. Building Corp.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided January 15, 1937
161 Misc. 777; 293 N.Y.S. 287; 1937 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1503

Counsel

Bernhard & Singman [Albert P. Singman of counsel], for the appellant., Jenkins, Dimmick & Finnegan [William B. Shelton of counsel], for the respondent.

Katz v. S. W. S. Building Corp.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The papers show that the stenographer was permitted to go to the jury room, after the jury had retired, and to read to the jury a portion of the charge, without the knowledge or consent of counsel. This is too serious an infraction of fundamental safeguards to be condoned.

Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion granted, with ten dollars costs.

All concur. Present — Lydon, Levy and Hammer, JJ.

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