Monnet v. Merz
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Action by Prosper Monnet and another against Henry Merz. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Per curiam
The action is virtually for an accounting between the plaintiff, a foreign consignor, and the defendant, his consignee in this country. This appeal involves the correctness of a ruling, which charged the appellant with the sum of $6,126.09. That charge arose from the following facts. The plaintiff consigned certain goods to the defendant. After they had arrived in this country, the United States began a suit against the defendant to recover $75,000, under sections 2839, 2864, Rev. St. U. S., and section 16, Act June 22, 1874. On February 9, 1883, the United States accepted from the defendant…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Monnet v. MerzThe Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1893