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Mussen v. White

16 N.Y.S. 951 Court N.Y. Gen. Term English

Delivered by Landon, J.

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p. 951
Mussen, Respondent, v. White, Appellant.
(Supreme Court, General Term, Third Department.
November, 1891.)

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Appeal from Essex county court.
Action by James Mussen against Jehial B. White.
Argued before Learned, P. J., and Landon and Mayhah, JJ.
Riley & Conway, (R. Corbin, of counsel,) for appellant. A. W. Boynton, for respondent.

The question in dispute upon the trial was, how many cords of wood had the plaintiff delivered to the defendant or upon his order ? The verdict rests upon the plaintiff’s testimony, and the defendant urges that, upon its face it is inconsistent, contradictory, and unreliable. The plaintiff seems to have been confused with respect to the items, but he testified to enough to> justify the verdict, and it was for the jury to determine whether his testimony was reliable. We see no ground for reversal. Judgment affirmed, with costs-