Beere v. Mayer
City of New York Municipal Court
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff upon a verdict of a jury, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtScotchman, J.
The complaint alleges that the defendants on December 8, 1892, made a certain indemnity bond to the plaintiff, as follows: “ Whereas, Mrs. Bernard Beere claims that she may be or become liable to Charles Wyndham in the sum of $25 a performance for fifty (50) performances of the play entitled ‘ The Fringe of Society,’ to be given in a tour in America during the season of 1892 and 1893, on a paper writing of which the annexed is a copy. And Whereas, as a condition for the cancellation of an agreement between Marcus R. Mayer and the said Mrs. Beere, she requires that she be indemnified and held…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. MiddleportSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Bridgeport Fire & Marine Insurance v. WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Hutchinson v. RootAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
3Cited by2 opinions
- National Surety Co. v. RothMissouri Court of Appeals · 1921
- Bernard-Beere v. MayerCity of New York Municipal Court · 1900