General
Sigmund Weitzenblum, Respondent, v. Richmond Light and Railroad Company, Appellant
179 A.D. 918·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1917·NY
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Opinion
Sigmund Weitzenblum, Respondent, v. Richmond Light and Railroad Company, Appellant.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered in the New York county clerk’s office January 24, 1917, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered January 30, 1917, denying a motion for a new trial.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
Upon the ground that the verdict was against the evidence, the judgment and order are reversed and a new trial ordered, with costs to appellant to abide the event. The findings of the jury that the defendant’s conductor in his altercation with the plaintiff was acting within the scope of his authority, and that the plaintiff was then a passenger, are reversed. Present — Scott, Dowling, Smith, Page and Shearn, JJ. Judgment and order reversed and new trial ordered, with costs to appellant to abide event.