Tiffany v. Harvey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Judson D. Tiffany, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 11th day of April, 1913, dismissing his complaint upon the decision of the court after a trial before the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Burr, J.:
This action is brought against the former sheriff of Queens county to enforce a statutory liability. After trial before the court, a jury having been waived, judgment was rendered dismissing the complaint upon the merits. Plaintiff thereupon appealed. On September 15, 1908, plaintiff began an action in the Supreme Court against Charles F.'Washburn to recover damages in an action for conversion. On the same day an order was made directing defendant, at that time the sheriff of Queens county, to arrest the said Washburn and hold him to bail in the sum of $500. On the same day defendant…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Conkling v. . WeatherwaxNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- The People v. . HalseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Bensel v. . LynchNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Acharan v. Samuel BrosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
- The Commercial Warehouse Co. v. . GraberNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Estate of FeeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934