Case Name: WEAN, Respondent, v. HAYES, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1911-12-06
Citations: 132 N.Y.S. 1150
Docket Number: 
Parties: WEAN, Respondent, v. HAYES, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 132
Pages: 1150–1150

Head Matter:
WEAN, Respondent, v. HAYES, Appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.
December 6, 1911.)
Action by Pearl Wean, an infant, etc., against George Hayes.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Judgment and order reversed, and new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide event. Held, that it is apparent from the grossly excessive verdict of the jury that the improper and inflammatory remarks and statements of plaintiff's counsel, many of which were without support in the evidence, were prejudicial to the rights of defendant and present reversible error.
KRUSE, J., dissents.