Hagan v. Ward — 178 N.Y. 560

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Katherine C. K. Hagan, Appellant, v. Sidney Ward, Individually and as Executor of Anna Sutherland, Deceased, et al., Respondents.

Headnote

Hagan v. Ward, 86 App. Div. 620 , affirmed.

(Argued February 25, 1904;

decided March 15, 1904.)

Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 22, 1903, affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court- on trial at Special Term.

Albert Sticlmey and Everett V. Abbott for appellant.

Ehhu Root and George P. Hotaling for respondents.

In Hagan v. Sone ( 174 N. Y. 317 ) the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant, upon which judgment was entered and affirmed by the Appellate Division.

On appeal this court held that when evidence is given of such a character that different inferences may fairly and rea

p. 561

son ably be drawn from it, the fact must be determined by the jury-

in the case before us the trial judge, on evidence of a similar character, has decided the issues in favor of the defendants, upon which decision judgment was entered and affirmed by the Appellate Division. The facts as thus settled are binding on this court.

The judgment should be affirmed, with costs to defendant Sone.

Parker, Ch. J., Gray, O’Brien, Bartlett, Martin, Vann and Werner, JJ., concur.

Judgment affirmed.

Cases cited

Hagan v. Sone 174 N. Y. 317 N.Y. 1903-04-07 p. 560