Wright v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eástém District of New York. This is a writ of error to review a judgment of the circuit court for the Eastern district of New York upon a verdict in favor of Justus L. Smith, the plaintiff in the circuit court, against Joseph R. Wright, the then defendant, ■ in an action at law upon a parol contract.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eástém District of New York. This is a writ of error to review a judgment of the circuit court for the Eastern district of New York upon a verdict in favor of Justus L. Smith, the plaintiff in the circuit court, against Joseph R. Wright, the then defendant, ■ in an action at law upon a parol contract. The complaint alleged that op or about the spring of 1881, which was in fact on August 4, 1880, the plaintiff conveyed to the defendant certain real estate, known as “Hotel St. Botolph,” in the city of Boston, state-of Massachusetts, and…
1Opinion of the CourtShipman, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). From the foregoing statement it appears that the jury found in accordance with the plaintiff’s testimony, which was that his equity in the hotel property was conveyed without consideration or parol agreement, *843and witfiout change of possession or control; that this state of affairs continued until about «January, 1883; that the Willard place was conveyed in the same way in August, 1882, with the exception that Smith said that he contemplated leaving Boston, and, if he went away, Wright was to have charge of the property, and divide the net avails. The actual…
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