Case Name: McDERMOTT v. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS R. CO.
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1905-06-22
Citations: 94 N.Y.S. 516
Docket Number: 
Parties: McDERMOTT v. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS R. CO.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 94
Pages: 516–517

Head Matter:
McDERMOTT v. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS R. CO.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Term.
June 22, 1905.)
Street Railways—Breach of Contract—Exceptions—Motion to Strike out Testimony.
Where, in an action against a street railway for breach of contract in failing to carry him to his destination, plaintiff claimed damages for illness consequent on exposure while riding in one of defendant’s cars, and a witness volunteered the statement, “I really think the man has tuberculosis now from the effects of that,” referring to the experience he concluded plaintiff had undergone, the denial of defendant’s motion to strike out the statement was erroneous, the record not disclosing what the word “that” covered.
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan.
Action by Henry McDermott against the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
Reversed.
Argued before SCOTT, P. J., and MacLEAN and DUGRO, JJ.
George D. Yeomans, for appellant.
Max E. Lehman, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The witness Bouleé volunteered the statement, "I really think the man has tuberculosis now from the effects of that," referring to the experience which the witness Boulee concluded that the plaintiff had undergone. The defendant excepted to the denial of his motion to strike out this statement. , This exception presents error, as the record does not disclose what the word "that" covered.
The judgment will therefore be reversed, and a new trial ordered, with costs to appellant to abide the event.
SCOTT, P. J., concurs.