Case Name: Nathan Fihrer, Resp't, v. Frederick J. McKerness, App'lt
Court: New York Court of Common Pleas
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1895-08-22
Citations: 69 N.Y. St. Rep. 494
Docket Number: 
Parties: Nathan Fihrer, Resp’t, v. Frederick J. McKerness, App’lt.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York State Reporter
Volume: 69
Pages: 494–495

Head Matter:
Nathan Fihrer, Resp’t, v. Frederick J. McKerness, App’lt.
(New York Common Pleas, General Term,
Filed August 22, 1895.)
Appeal—Conflicting evidence.
A verdict, upon conflicting evidence, will not be disturbed on appeal.
Appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff.
August L. Martin, for app’lt; Jacob Manheim, for resp’t.

Opinion:
Giegerich, J.
The plaintiff, by the terms of the written-agreement made between himself and the defendants, agreed " te do the following work on the premises 116 and 119 Greene street, and 27 and 29 West Third street, viz. to complete four skylights, made of galvanized iron No. 24, four ventilators with dampers, two gutters and leaders, and guarantee the same to be well finished, and with good material, for the sum total of $250." The defendants paid, on account of such work and materials, the sum of $180, leaving a balance of $70, for the recovery of which this; action was brought. From the testimony of the plaintiff it appears that he complied with the conditions of the contract on his-part, that he constructed the skylight according to the directions given him, and that he used the material approved by the defendants or their representative. The testimony on the part of the defendants, on the other hand, tended to show that the plaintiff, instead of using No. 24 galvanized "iron, as called for by the contract, used an entirely different kind, known as No. 26, a kind! of iron lighter and of less power of resistance, that the skylight was so improperly constructed that it leaked, and that the plaintiff ' did not work in accordance with the defendants' instructions. The facts were fairly submitted to the jury, which determined the conflict of testimony in plaintiff's favor. We are satisfied from a careful examination of the evidence that it is sufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury, and we find no reason to interfere with their determination of the facts, in the absence of the elements which are requisite to review the same. The defendants' excep tians, taken to the rulings of the court, are, in our opinion, without merit, and for the foregoing reasons we think the judgment should be affirmed, with costs.