Legal Opinion

Sheldon v. Baumann

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 15, 1897PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, George O. Sheldon, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county -of New York on the 11th day of January, 1897, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court in favor of the plaintiff for twenty-five dollars, and also from an order entered in said -clerk’s office on the 29th day of January, 1897, denying the plaintiff’s motion for á new trial made upon the minutes.

1Opinion of the Court

Rumsey, J.:

The action was for trespass on real property. The complaint alleged that, at the time therein stated, the defendants “ unlawfully, wilfully and wantonly, and without plaintiff’s consent, in plaintiff’s absence, without, any right whatsoever,” entered upon the premises of the plaintiff and took therefrom certain personal property of the value of fifteen dollars, and in so doing broke and injured ■other personal property of the value of ten dollars. The complaint then alleged that the entry upon the plaintiff’s premises and the taking were against the protest of the plaintiff’s wife…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Costich v. City of RochesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
  2. Pickle v. PageAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
  3. Da Costa v. Technico Construction Corp.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1973
  4. Steenburgh v. McRorie, New York County Courts1908
  5. Pari v. Phelps Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978

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