Balkin v. Buscall

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Balkin v. Buscall

129 N.Y.S. 135

CourtAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

DecidedMay 4, 1911

StatusPublished

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Balkin v. Buscall, 129 N.Y.S. 135 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1911).

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GERARD, J.

Action upon a written contract for painting. Defendant claims the judgment is against the weight of evidence. Plaintiff is his only witness. Part of the work was: “Fence and railings [136]*136to receive two coats of paint.” Plaintiff testified to full performance generally. Defendant and three witnesses testified there was only one coat on rear fence, and no paint at all on side fences. Plaintiff, in answer to a question of the court, said:

“The painting was practically all done. If this gentleman wants something fixed up, and will notify me that he wants it, I am ready to send a man to-morrow and paint it, if anything is to be done.”

In view of this statement, and in view of the fact that there is no testimony as to the value of painting the fences, the judgment must be reversed; although in other respects the court may well have found for the plaintiff.

Judgment reversed, and new trial ordered, with costs to appellant to abide the event. All concur.

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GERARD, J.

Action upon a written contract for painting. Defendant claims the judgment is against the weight of evidence. Plaintiff is his only witness. Part of the work was: “Fence and railings [136]*136to receive two coats of paint.” Plaintiff testified to full performance generally. Defendant and three witnesses testified there was only one coat on rear fence, and no paint at all on side fences. Plaintiff, in answer to a question of the court, said:

“The painting was practically all done. If this gentleman wants something fixed up, and will notify me that he wants it, I am ready to send a man to-morrow and paint it, if anything is to be done.”

In view of this statement, and in view of the fact that there is no testimony as to the value of painting the fences, the judgment must be reversed; although in other respects the court may well have found for the plaintiff.

Judgment reversed, and new trial ordered, with costs to appellant to abide the event. All concur.

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