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Pratt v. Patterson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 1, 1901
66 App. Div. 617 (N.Y. App. Div. 1901)

Summary

In Pratt v. Patterson, 81 Pa. St. 114, the court held that where the plaintiff had testified and the verdict was set aside, the plaintiff discontinued the action and commenced another suit against the defendant on the same cause of action and the defendant afterwards died and his executors were substituted, the plaintiff was not a competent witness, but the notes of his testimony taken on the former trial might be read in evidence.

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Opinion

November Term, 1901.


Judgment and order unanimously affirmed, with costs. No opinion.


Summaries of

Pratt v. Patterson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 1, 1901
66 App. Div. 617 (N.Y. App. Div. 1901)

In Pratt v. Patterson, 81 Pa. St. 114, the court held that where the plaintiff had testified and the verdict was set aside, the plaintiff discontinued the action and commenced another suit against the defendant on the same cause of action and the defendant afterwards died and his executors were substituted, the plaintiff was not a competent witness, but the notes of his testimony taken on the former trial might be read in evidence.

Summary of this case from Habig v. Bastian

In Pratt v. Patterson, 81 Pa. 114, a trial was had in which both parties testified, and the verdict returned was set aside.

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Case details for

Pratt v. Patterson

Case Details

Full title:Nelson Pratt, Respondent, v. John Patterson, Appellant

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

Date published: Nov 1, 1901

Citations

66 App. Div. 617 (N.Y. App. Div. 1901)

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