Fiebiger v. Forbes
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the City Court of the city of Few York, entered, in favor of the plaintiff, upon the verdict of a jury, and from an order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Fbeedmapt, P. J".
This action was brought to recover a sum of money lent by the plaintiff to the Socialist Labor *613Party, which, is an unincorporated association consisting of more than seven members and of which the defendant is the treasurer. The defendant contends that the said party is to be recognized as a political organization, distinct from associations formed for the purpose of pecuniary profit, and that, therefore, no authority in its board of trustees to create a contract liability, which involves individual liability of the members of the party, can be presumed or implied from the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Paige v. . WilletNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Ferris v. . HardNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Hosman v. KinneallyAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1904