Case Name: PFEIFFER, Respondent, v. IRON ELEVATOR & TRANSFER CO., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1912-11-13
Citations: 138 N.Y.S. 1137
Docket Number: 
Parties: PFEIFFER, Respondent, v. IRON ELEVATOR & TRANSFER CO., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 138
Pages: 1137–1137

Head Matter:
PFEIFFER, Respondent, v. IRON ELEVATOR & TRANSFER CO., Appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.
November 13, 1912.)
Action by Ida Pfeiffer, as administratrix, etc., against the Iron Elevator & Transfer Company.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Judgment and order reversed, and new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide event. Held, that the verdict of the jury is contrary to and against the weight of the evidence, both as to defendant's negligence and freedom from contributory negligence on the part of plaintiff's intestate, and upon the further ground that the statements of Blanchfield to Godbold were improperly received. They were not competent to impeach Blanchfield, the plaintiff's own witness, and were hearsay.