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Wheeler v. Village of Herkimer

250 A.D. 824 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1937-03-10 English

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Maude Wheeler, as Administratrix, etc., of Arthur Wheeler, Deceased, Respondent, v. The Village of Herkimer, New York, Appellant.

Judgment and order reversed on the facts and a new trial granted, with costs to the appellant to abide the event, unless the plaintiff shall, within ten days, stipulate to reduce the verdict to the sum of $18,000 as of the date of the rendition thereof, in which event the judgment is modified accordingly and, as so modified, is, together with the order, affirmed, "without costs of this appeal to either party. All concur. (The judgment awards plaintiff damages for death of intestate resulting from contact with electric wires while cleaning windows. The order denies a motion for a new trial on the minutes.) Present — Sears, P. J., Thompson, Crosby, Lewis and Cunningham, JJ.