Case Name: Howard B. Humiston, Appellant, v. Myron C. Wood, as Administrator, etc., of Nathaniel W. Carman, Deceased, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1921-05
Citations: 197 A.D. 901
Docket Number: 
Parties: Howard B. Humiston, Appellant, v. Myron C. Wood, as Administrator, etc., of Nathaniel W. Carman, Deceased, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 197
Pages: 901–903

Head Matter:
Third Department,
May, 1921.
Howard B. Humiston, Appellant, v. Myron C. Wood, as Administrator, etc., of Nathaniel W. Carman, Deceased, Respondent.
Trespass — action to recover damages for breaking into and setting fire to building — evidence tending to show insanity of tortfeasor — admissibility.
Appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Ulster on the 23d of October, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered on the 8th day of November, 1916, denying plaintiff’s motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial made upon the minutes.

Opinion:
Judgment and order affirmed, with costs, under section 1317 of the Code of Civil Procedure. All concur, except Kiley, J., dissenting, with a memorandum, in which Woodward, J., concurs.