Shaw v. Roovers Bros. — 289 N.Y. 348

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George Shaw, Appellant, v. Roovers Bros., Inc., et al., Respondents.

Argued October 26, 1942;

decided December 3, 1942.

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Ralph Stout, Stephen Callaghan and Harold A. Gates for appellant.

The trial court erred in dismissing the complaint. (Osipoff v. City of New York, 286 N. Y. 422 ; Richards v. Wiener Co., 207 N. Y. 59 ; Anthony v. American Glucose Co., 146 N. Y. 407 ; New Market Savings Bank v. Gillette, 100 Ill. 254 ; Commercial Casualty Ins. Co. v. Roman, 269 N. Y. 451 ; Klauder v. Gabriels, 162 App. Div. 715 ; Halpin v. N. Y. Railways Corp., 250 App. Div. 613 ; 276 N. Y. 545 ; Oakes v. Cattaraugus Water Co., 143 N. Y. 430 ; Hall v. Herter Bros., 83 Hun, 19 ; Bath National Bank v. Sonnenstrahl, Inc., 249 N. Y. 391 .)

William S. Over end and Samuel A. Feir for respondents.

The trial court properly dismissed the complaint. (C. N. Bank v. Clark, 139 N. Y. 307 ; Merchants Nat. Bank v. Clark, 139 N. Y. 314 ; First National Bank v. Wallis, 150 N. Y. 455 ; Brownless Co. v. Gandy, 125 Miss. 71 ; Main Read Grande Co. v. York, 89 Me. 54 ; Maynicke v. Central Realty Bond & Trust Co., 104 App. Div. 624 ; Cook v. Pettit, 252 App. Div. 881 ; Freifeld v. Groh’s Sons, 116 App. Div. 409 ; Van Vleet v. Jones, 75 Hun, 340 ; Flour City Nat. Bank v. Shire, 88 App. Div. 401 ; Prudential Ins. Co. v. Snyder, 142 Misc. Rep. 150 ; Engel v. Simmons, 230 App. Div. 454 ; 257 N. Y. 612 ; Stanton v. Granger, 125 App. Div. 174 ; 193 N. Y. 656 .)

The plaintiff produced evidence sufficient to sustain the special verdict, and the trial judge erred in dismissing the complaint. We may not review the order setting aside the

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verdict on the ground that it is “ against the weight of the evidence ” as well as on the ground that it is “ contrary to law.”

The judgments should be reversed-and a new trial granted, with costs to the appellant to abide the event.

Lehman, Ch.- J., Loughran, Finch, Rippey, Lewis, Conway and Desmond, JJ., concur.

Judgments reversed, etc.

Cases cited

Osipoff v. City of New York 286 N. Y. 422 N.Y. 1941-07-29 p. 349
Richards v. Ernst Wiener Co. 207 N. Y. 59 N.Y. 1912-12-31 p. 349
Anthony v. American Glucose Co. 146 N. Y. 407 N.Y. 1895-06-14 p. 349
Commercial Casualty Insurance v. Roman 269 N. Y. 451 N.Y. 1936-01-08 p. 349
Halpin v. New York Railways Corp. 276 N. Y. 545 N.Y. 1937-11-23 p. 349
Oakes v. Cattaraugus Water Co. 143 N. Y. 430 N.Y. 1894-11-02 p. 349
Bath National Bank v. Ely N. Sonnenstrahl, Inc. 249 N. Y. 391 N.Y. 1928-11-27 p. 349
Casco National Bank of Portland v. Clark 139 N. Y. 307 N.Y. 1893-10-03 p. 349
Merchants' National Bank v. Clark 139 N. Y. 314 N.Y. 1893-10-03 p. 349
First National Bank of Brooklyn v. Wallis 150 N. Y. 455 N.Y. 1896-10-20 p. 349