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Plaintiff, a longshoreman, while engaged in removing cargo from a barge, was injured when a heavy wooden case or cases which had been loaded by appellant in tiers seven feet high, fell, struck him and fractured his ankle. The jury awarded plaintiff a verdict for $7,500. Judgment reversed on the facts and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event, unless within ten days after the entry of the order hereon plaintiff stipulates to reduce the verdict to $5,500, in which event the judgment, as so reduced, is unanimously affirmed, without costs. In our opinion, the verdict was excessive. Carswell, Acting P. J., Johnston, Adel, Sneed and Wenzel, JJ., concur.
Document Info
Citation Numbers: 273 A.D. 1015
Filed Date: 5/10/1948
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 1/12/2023