GRAVES v. AM. EXPRESS


175 Misc.2d 285 (1997)

669 N.Y.S.2d 463

Velda Graves, Respondent, v. American Express, Appellant.

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department.

November 24, 1997


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, New York City (Jack Gross and Paul Milberg of counsel), for appellant. Velda Graves, respondent pro se.

KASSOFF, P. J., ARONIN and CHETTA, JJ., concur.


MEMORANDUM.

Judgment unanimously reversed, without costs, and matter remanded to the court below for a new trial.

Cross-examination of an adverse witness is a matter of right in every trial of a disputed issue of fact (Friedel v Board of Regents, 296 N.Y. 347, 352; Hill v Arnold, 226 A.D.2d 232). Also, cross-examination is the principal means by which the believability...

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