Case Name: Albert S. Allen, Jr., and Another, as Administrators, etc., of Albert S. Allen, Deceased, Respondents, v. General Electric Company and Another, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1924-11
Citations: 211 A.D. 834
Docket Number: 
Parties: Albert S. Allen, Jr., and Another, as Administrators, etc., of Albert S. Allen, Deceased, Respondents, v. General Electric Company and Another, Appellants.
Judges: All concur. Present — Hubbs, P. J., Clark, Sears, Crouch and Taylor, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 211
Pages: 834–834

Head Matter:
Albert S. Allen, Jr., and Another, as Administrators, etc., of Albert S. Allen, Deceased, Respondents, v. General Electric Company and Another, Appellants.

Opinion:
Judgment and order reversed on the facts and new trial granted, with costs to appellants to abide the event, unless the plaintiff shall, within twenty days, stipulate to reduce the verdict to the sum of $25,000 as of the date of the rendition thereof, in which event the judgment is modified accordingly, and as so modified is, together with the order, affirmed, without costs of this appeal to either party. Held, that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence upon the question of damages and is excessive.
All concur. Present — Hubbs, P. J., Clark, Sears, Crouch and Taylor, JJ.