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274 A.D. 914

Plapler v. Stone

Decided November 1, 1948

Relies on Boyd v. Boyd · Beckwith v. New-York Central Railroad

Decided 1948-11-01

Shientag, J.

¶1(dissenting). The Trial Justice denied the motion to set aside the verdict of the jury, there being as he said “ a question of the credibility of the witnesses ”. Under those circumstances, the unanimous verdict of the jury should be permitted to stand, a fair trial having been had and no error or misdirection claimed (Beckwith v. New York Central R. R. Co., 64 Barb. 299, 309; Boyd v. Boyd, 252 N. Y. 422, 429; Watt v. Thomas, [1947] 1 All E. R. 582, 584).

¶2I, therefore, dissent and vote to affirm.

¶3Peek, P. J., Dore, Cohn and Van Voorhis, JJ., concur in decision; Shientag, J., dissents in opinion.

¶4Judgment reversed and a new trial ordered, with costs to the appellant to abide the event, on the ground that the jury’s verdict is against the weight of the evidence.

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