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23 Misc. 764

Finkel v. Davidson

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · decided 1898-06-15

<p>' Appeal from a judgment of the District Court in the city of New York for the fourth judicial district rendered in favor of the plaintiff/ '!'-.■/</p>

Decided 1898-06-15

Per Curiam.

¶1We think the justice below had-no power to modify, the. judgment as he did/ and for that reason it should he reversed. • We also think that the question put to the plaintiff on cross-examination, “ Didn’t you know as a clbakmaker from an experience of four years when a. man is hired for a certain time a writing is given, and if a writing is not given! he is hired from week to .week? ” should have been allowed, as it had some bearing upon his credibility in view of -the nature of the ¡arrangement with the defendants to which he testified. ",

¶2' Judgment reversed and a new trial ordered, with costs to the appellants to abide the event. j

¶3Present:. Beekman, P, J., Gildersleevé andfGiEGERicH, JJ.

¶4■Judgment reversed and new trial ordered, with costs to appellants to abide event. • ' !

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