Meise v. Doscher
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by Louise Meise against John H. Doscher and Henry Newman on a promissory note. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $2,036.77, directed by the court, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
McGrath v. Clark, 56 N. Y. 34, and Bank v. Thomas, 79 Hun, 595, 29 N. Y. Supp. 837, are not distinguishable from the case presented by this record, and require that the judgment shall be reversed as to the defendant Newman. About January 30, 1891, the defendant Henry Newman, at the request of John H. Doscher, who was engaged in business under the name of Doscher & Co., indorsed a note in blank, and delivered it to Doscher. The printed matter upon the face of it was like that in general use, and its delivery to Doscher had the legal effect of an authorization to him to fill up the blanks. But,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McGrath v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Farmers' National Bank v. ThomasNew York Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by1 opinion
- Dumbrow v. GelbAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1911