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Phelan v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

158 A.D. 911 Court Second Department, English

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p. 911
Second Department,
September, 1913.
Richard Powers Phelan, Respondent, v. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, Appellant.

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Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 31st day of December, 1913, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 6th day of January, 1913, denying a motion for a new trial.

While we look upon this case as a close one, both upon the law and the facts, we think that the question of the defendant’s negligence cannot be disposed of as one of law. Hor do we think that, considering the sharp conflict of evidence, and the serious questions of credibility which arose upon the trial, we should be justified in setting aside the verdict of the jury as against the weight of evidence. The judgment and order should be affirmed, with costs. Present — Jenks, P. J., Burr, Carr, Rich and Putnam, JJ. Judgment and order unanimously affirmed, with costs.