Judgment reversed on the law and the facts, and new trial granted, with costs to defendants to abide the event.
The decision as rendered by the court is an inadequate basis for the judgment. The decision contains no facts, but only the barest conclusions. In a nonjury case, if the defendant is to be cast in damages the decision should state the essential or basic facts on which his liability is founded (Civ. Prac. Act, § 440). While the form is immaterial, a...
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