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Reed v. McCord
Citation:
160 N.Y. 330, 54 N.E. 737 (1899)Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
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The plaintiff brought an action to recover damages for personal injuries to his intestate which occasioned his death, which was based on the alleged negligence of the defendant. The defendant was called and sworn as a witness, and gave evidence as to the accident. Upon the trial of this action the official stenographer for the board of coroners was called and permitted, under the defendant’s objection and exception, to testify that upon the hearing before the coroner the defendant gave evidence to the effect that all machines of the make of the one in use when the decedent was killed were alike; that at the time of the injury the dog of the machine was not in position, which caused the accident. It was admitted that the defendant was not present when the accident occurred.
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