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Garfinkel v. Cooper

285 A.D. 1145 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1955-05-31 English

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p. 1145
Irving Garfinkel, Respondent, v. Irving Cooper, Doing Business as Cooper Woodcraft Co., Appellant, et al., Defendants.

Judgment unanimously reversed and a new trial ordered, with costs to the appellant to abide the event, unless plaintiff stipulates to consent to reduction of verdict to the sum of $6,000 in

p. 1146
which event the judgment, as so modified, is affirmed, without costs. On this record the amount awarded is excessive. Settle order on notice. Concur — Cohn, J. P., Callahan, Breitel, Botein and Rabin, JJ.