Case Name: Jay Dean, Respondent, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1914-07
Citations: 164 A.D. 912
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jay Dean, Respondent, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 164
Pages: 912–912

Head Matter:
Jay Dean, Respondent, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Appellant.

Opinion:
—Judgment and order reversed and new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide event. Held, first, that the statements and conduct of the defendant's foreman toward the plaintiff, after his injury, were improperly received. Second, that the verdict rendered was excessive; that the conduct of plaintiff's counsel upon the trial was grossly improper, and tended to create passion and prejudice in the minds of the jurors and to increase the amount of them verdict. All concurred.