Case Name: WAPPUS v. DONELLY, City Marshal
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1904-12-23
Citations: 91 N.Y.S. 381
Docket Number: 
Parties: WAPPUS v. DONELLY, City Marshal
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 91
Pages: 381–382

Head Matter:
WAPPUS v. DONELLY, City Marshal
(Supreme Court, Appellate Term.
December 23, 1904.)
1. Inadequate Damages—Appeal—Affirmance—Conditions.
Where plaintiff appealed from a judgment awarding alleged inadequate damages, and the trial justice might reasonably have awarded a somewhat larger sum than he did, the judgment will be affirmed only on condition that the respondent stipulates to waive the costs of the appeal MacLean, J., dissenting.
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Eleventh District.
Action by Annie Wappus against George Donelly. From a Municipal Court judgment in favor of plaintiff for alleged inadequate damages, she appeals.
Affirmed on conditions.
Argued before FREEDMAN, P„ J., and GILDERSLEEVB and MacLEAN, JJ.
William Hauser, for appellant.
Miller, Miller & Storm, for respondent,

Opinion:
FREEDMAN, P. J.
Most of plaintiff's evidence .bearing upon the question of damages was incompetent, and upon the remainder, which was competent and relevant, the trial justice might reasonably have awarded a somewhat larger sum than $6, but we are not prepared to say that his findings present reversible error. On the other hand, the plaintiff should not be subjected to the costs of the appeal if we refrain from granting a new trial as matter of favor.
Under all the circumstances, the judgment should be affirmed upon condition that the respondent stipulates to waive the costs of the appeal; and, if he should decliné to comply with this condition, the judgment should be reversed, and a new trial granted, with costs to the appellant to abide the event.
GILDERSEEEVE, J., concurs.