Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial granted, with costs to abide the event.
The appeal did not present questions of fact. Despite the absence of any evidence which could conceivably support a finding that plaintiffs were guilty of contributory negligence, and over objection by their counsel, the trial court charged that doctrine. In the light of the evidence, this was error (Willis v. Young Men's Christian Assn. of Amsterdam,
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