Dean v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Dean v. Pennsylvania Railroad

164 A.D. 912, 148 N.Y.S. 1112

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedJuly 15, 1914

StatusPublished

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Dean v. Pennsylvania Railroad, 164 A.D. 912, 148 N.Y.S. 1112 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1914).

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Opinion

—Judgment and order reversed and new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide event. Held, first, that the statements and conduct of the defendant’s foreman toward the plaintiff, after his injury, were improperly received. Second, that the verdict rendered was excessive; that the conduct of plaintiff’s counsel upon the trial was grossly improper, and tended to create passion and prejudice in the minds of the jurors and to increase the amount of them verdict. All concurred.

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—Judgment and order reversed and new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide event. Held, first, that the statements and conduct of the defendant’s foreman toward the plaintiff, after his injury, were improperly received. Second, that the verdict rendered was excessive; that the conduct of plaintiff’s counsel upon the trial was grossly improper, and tended to create passion and prejudice in the minds of the jurors and to increase the amount of them verdict. All concurred.

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164 A.D. 912, 148 N.Y.S. 1112, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/dean-v-pennsylvania-railroad-nyappdiv-1914.