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12 Jones & S. 327

Holtz v. Schmidt

The Superior Court of New York City

Decided November 4, 1878

The Superior Court of New York City · decided 1878-11-04

Appeal by defendants, from an order denying defendants’ motion for a new trial made on a case, exceptions and affidavits. The motion was heard before the Hon. John ■Sedgwick, who delivered the following opinion : “ Sedgwick, J. The case of Fabriliris v. Cook (3 Burr. 1771), does not support the present application.

Decided 1878-11-04

By the Court.—Freedman, J.

¶1The motion for a new trial, on the case and exceptions, and certain affidavits imputing perjury to one of plaintiff’s witnesses, was properly denied for the reasons assigned by the learned judge below. Upon the case as made, and especially in view of the admissions made at the trial by the defendant Schmidt, which were to about the same effect as the testimony of the witness which is now sought to be falsified by a mere affidavit, the legal inference is, that the subsequent statement in the affidavit of the witness rather than his testimony given at the trial, is false.

¶2The order appealed from should be affirmed, with costs.

¶3Speir, J., concurred.

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