John Baird, Respondent v. Cornelius Daly, Appellant

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the judgment in favor of the plaintiff and ordered a new trial, holding that the trial court erred in excluding the defendant's testimony on the scow's seaworthiness, in admitting the plaintiff's evidence that the scow was towed at a lower speed after the accident, in allowing a question about difficulty towing at a certain velocity, and in excluding a cross‑examination question about prior sinkings of the scow.