This negligence action came on for trial with a jury at Trial Term, Part 23, on April 30, 1962. On May 1, 1962 a sealed verdict was directed and was to be opened the following morning at 10:00 A.M. On May 2, 1962 at about a quarter of ten in the morning the attorney for the plaintiff came in to see me in chambers and told me that his client was willing to accept $4,000 in settlement of the lawsuit.
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