Opinion

Bissell v. Sackett Wall Board Co.

  • 109 A.D. 910
  • 95 N.Y.S. 1114
Court
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Filed
Nov 15, 1905
Status
Published
Cited by
0 cases

The opinion

Order affirmed, with costs. Held, that the order appealed from granting a new trial, stating no ground therefor, we assume that it was granted on.- the ground that the verdict was against the weight-of the evidence, or - the amount -thereof excessive, and this court will not interfere with the discretion thus exercised by .the trial- justice. All concurred, except Hiscock, J., who dissented upon the ground that, in the absence of a statement to- that effect in the order, it cannot be assumed that the new trial, was granted because the verdict was against the weight of the evidence or for excessive damages; that the order should not, therefore, be affirmed upon the theory that it was granted upon ope of those grounds, resting more or less in the discretion-of the .trial judge, and upon the facts in this case this court should not affirm the order because a new trial ought to have been granted upon one of said grounds.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

A word about cookies

We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.