Wright v. Eisle
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Frank M. Wright, from a judgment of the County Court of Westchester county in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 16th day of June, 1902, upon the dismissal of the complaint .by •direction of the court after a trial at the Westchester Trial Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J. :
The plaintiff is an architect. In the early part: of 1900. he prepared plans and specifications for a residence for one William T. *357Litson, and these plans and specifications were duly filed with the building department of the city of Mount Vernon. The residence was constructed, and appears to have pleased the fancy of the defendant, who went to the plaintiff and asked him how much it would cost for a duplicate of these plans and specifications, and upon the plaintiff naming a figure the defendant told him he could get the same work for less money. The negotiation ended here^…
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