Case Name: Garrett Kelly, Respondent, v. Francis Dykes and Others, Personally and as Trustees, etc., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1918-11
Citations: 186 A.D. 893
Docket Number: 
Parties: Garrett Kelly, Respondent, v. Francis Dykes and Others, Personally and as Trustees, etc., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 186
Pages: 893–893

Head Matter:
Garrett Kelly, Respondent, v. Francis Dykes and Others, Personally and as Trustees, etc., Appellants.

Opinion:
Judgment and order reversed and new trial ordered, with costs to appellants to abide event, on the ground that the finding of the jury that the defendant was negligent is against the weight of the evidence, inasmuch as the plaintiff failed to prove the custom ordinarily followed requiring the lashing of planks independently to the pier in question. Present — Clarke, P. J., Laughlin, Dowling, Page and Merrell, JJ.; Laughlin, J., dissented.