Case Name: Catherine Wilkus, Respondent, v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1934-12
Citations: 243 A.D. 583
Docket Number: 
Parties: Catherine Wilkus, Respondent, v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 243
Pages: 583–583

Head Matter:
Catherine Wilkus, Respondent, v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment of the City Court of Yonkers in an action to recover on a life insurance policy and order denying defendant's motion to set aside the verdict affirmed, with costs. Mo opinion. Lazansky, P. J., Young, Hagarty and Carswell, JJ., concur; Tompkins, J., dissents and votes for reversal and dismissal of the complaint with the following memorandum: The fact that three juries have given plaintiff verdicts is not a good reason for affirming this judgment. I never did believe in that doctrine. If the first verdict was against the weight of evidence, the second and third were likewise. The evidence was substantially the same on all trials.