Case Name: Sarah Silverman et al., Appellants, v. Joan Berson, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1952-06-13
Citations: 280 A.D. 854
Docket Number: 
Parties: Sarah Silverman et al., Appellants, v. Joan Berson, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 280
Pages: 854–854

Head Matter:
Sarah Silverman et al., Appellants, v. Joan Berson, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term denying plaintiffs' motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence in an action tried in Sullivan County. As far as can be determined from the moving papers, the proposed new evidence consists of conclusions of a witness, rather than facts. The proposed new evidence was available to plaintiffs long before trial and should have been known by them under the circumstances present. There is an utter failure to show that the proposed new evidence was not and could not have been discovered before trial in the exercise of reasonable diligence. There must be some finality to litigation. Order unanimously affirmed, with $10 costs. Present — Poster, P. J., Heffernan, Brewster, Bergan and Coon, JJ.