Case Name: Tony Funaro, Respondent, v. Boston and Maine Railroad, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1918-11
Citations: 186 A.D. 916
Docket Number: 
Parties: Tony Funaro, Respondent, v. Boston and Maine Railroad, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 186
Pages: 916–917

Head Matter:
Tony Funaro, Respondent, v. Boston and Maine Railroad, Appellant.
Railroad — master and servant — negligence.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Saratoga on the 16th day of August, 1917, upon the verdict of a jury for $5,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office September 1, 1917, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.

Opinion:
Judgment and order reversed, on the ground that the damages are excessive, and new trial granted, with costs to the appellant to abide the event, unless the plaintiff stipulates to reduce the verdict to $2,500, in which case the judgment is so modified and as modified judgment and order affirmed, without costs. All concurred, except Woodward, J., dissenting, with an opinion.