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Hyde v. Grant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jan 1, 1917
176 App. Div. 950 (N.Y. App. Div. 1917)

Opinion

January, 1917.


Judgment and order reversed and a new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide event. Held, that it is apparent from the amount of the verdict that the jury were influenced by the charge which in effect permitted them to render a verdict for damages caused to plaintiff's feelings by the information that an autopsy had been performed, without reference to whether it had been or not. Damages could not be predicated upon mere information, irrespective of whether the remains were actually mutilated, and the charge was in that respect erroneous and so prejudicial as to require a new trial. All concurred.


Summaries of

Hyde v. Grant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jan 1, 1917
176 App. Div. 950 (N.Y. App. Div. 1917)
Case details for

Hyde v. Grant

Case Details

Full title:MARGARET HYDE, Respondent, v. ARTHUR R. GRANT, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Jan 1, 1917

Citations

176 App. Div. 950 (N.Y. App. Div. 1917)

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