Case Name: SPROAT, Respondent, v. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS R. CO., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1901-10-24
Citations: 72 N.Y.S. 1129
Docket Number: 
Parties: SPROAT, Respondent, v. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS R. CO., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 72
Pages: 1129–1129

Head Matter:
SPROAT, Respondent, v. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS R. CO., Appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.
October 24, 1901.)
Action by William Sproat, an infant, by Elizabeth Stapleton, his guardian ad litem, against the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Gompany.

Opinion:
No opinion. Judgment reversed on the ground that the damages are excessive, and new trial granted on condition that the defendant pay to the plaintiff within 20 days the costs of the trial and of this appeal.
GOODRICH, P. J" and WOODWARD, JENKS, and SEWELL, JJ., concur. HIRSCHBERG, J., dissents.