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John Kerr, Respondent, v. Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company of Brooklyn, Appellant, 1897 — 151 N.Y. 656 · caselaw · US
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John Kerr, Respondent, v. Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company of Brooklyn, Appellant
151 N.Y. 656·New York Court of Appeals·1897·NY
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John Kerr, Respondent, v. Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company of Brooklyn, Appellant.
Kerr v. Atlantic Am. R. R. Go., 10 Mise. Rep. 264, affirmed.
(Argued December 21, 1896;
decided January 19, 1897.)
Appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the City-Court of Brooklyn, entered December 3,1894, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and also affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial.
Albert C. Tennant and Matthew Hale for appellant.
George F. Elliott, Jay S. Jones and Henry M. Dater for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
All concur, except O’Bbien, J., absent, and Gbay, J., not voting.