Gates v. Dundon
City of New York Municipal Court
Appeal from trial term. Action by Ephraim C. Gates and others against Arthur H. Dundon and others. From a judgment for defendants entered on the verdict of a jury, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCarthy, J.
In the early spring of 1890 the defendant Arthur H. Dun-don (for 21 years a professor in the normal college in this city) solicited bids from various builders for the purpose of constructing for himself a house on property belonging to him at the corner of Crestón avenue and Kick place, Fordham, New York city. Among those who responded was the defendant Leman A. Soule. Prof. Dundon was unacquainted with Mr. Soule, and thought the plaintiffs, being large dealers in builders’ supplies, would most likely be acquainted with the character and responsibility of builders in that neighborhood. Prof.…
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