Legal Opinion
Israel v. Gale
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 8, 1896PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge.
This is a writ of error by the defendant in the court below to review a judgment for the plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The assignments of error raise the question whether the trial judge was justified in withdrawing the case from the consideration of the jury and instructing them to return a verdict against the defendant.
' The action was brought by the plaintiff, as the receiver of the Elmira National Bank, to recover the amount of a promissory note for $17,000, dated May 4,1893, payable to the order of the bank, and signed by the defendant.…
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