Williams v. Norman
| Decision Date | 27 March 1974 |
| Parties | , 311 N.E.2d 503 Anthony WILLIAMS et al., Appellants, v. Helen T. NORMAN, Respondent. |
| Court | New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals |
Thomas R. Newman and Benjamin H. Siff, New York City, for appellants.
Henry J. Smith and Gerald Nolan, White Plains, for respondent.
The trial court's failure to order the recording of the summations when this was specifically requested by a litigant's attorney was error (Robinson v. Ferens, 33 A.D.2d 688, 306 N.Y.S.2d 530; cf. Devine v. Keller, 32 A.D.2d 34, 299 N.Y.S.2d 249; see, also, Judiciary Law, § 295). However, it appears that portions of the summation objected to and statements and rulings thereon were recorded. Since the pertinent colloquies during summation were adequately reconstructed for purposes of appellate review, and since there appears to be no material issue which this court is unable to review because of an inadequate record, we hold that the error in this case was harmless.
Order, 42 A.D.2d 747, 346 N.Y.S.2d 176, affirmed, without costs, in memorandum.
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