Case Name: Hugh Hasson, Respondent, v. Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1939-01-30
Citations: 256 A.D. 843
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hugh Hasson, Respondent, v. Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 256
Pages: 843–843

Head Matter:
Hugh Hasson, Respondent, v. Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment reversed on the facts and a new trial granted, costs to abide the event, unless within ten days from the entry of the order hereon plaintiff stipulate to reduce to $5,000 the amount of the verdict rendered in his favor; in which event the judgment, as so reduced, is unanimously affirmed, without costs. We are of the opinion that the damages awarded were excessive. Lazansky, P. J., Carswell, Johnston, Adel and Close, JJ., concur.