Rawson v. Mayor of New York
New York Supreme Court
Trial by the court. This action was brought by Daniel Eawson as assignee of a demand for services as counsel rendered to the corporation of the city of Hew York, under employment by a special committee of the Board of Aldermen. The facts were, that in 1855 the Board of Aldermen of this city resolved to institute an investigation into the affairs of the police department, and appointed a committee to conduct the investigation.
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Trial by the court. This action was brought by Daniel Eawson as assignee of a demand for services as counsel rendered to the corporation of the city of Hew York, under employment by a special committee of the Board of Aldermen. The facts were, that in 1855 the Board of Aldermen of this city resolved to institute an investigation into the affairs of the police department, and appointed a committee to conduct the investigation. During its progress several witnesses declined answering questions put to them by the committee, and the committee instituted legal proceedings to compel them to answer.…
1Opinion of the CourtDavies, J.
—No question is made in this cause as to the rendition of the services of the plaintiff’s assignor, or the reasonableness of the charges therefor. The simple question presented is, can the corporation be made liable for this claim %
Section 18 of the charter of 1849, organized an executive department, to be known as the “ Law Department,” “ which shall have charge of and conduct all the law business of the corporation and of the departments thereof, and all other law business in which the city shall be interested, when so ordered by the corporation.”
By the- city charter, therefore, the counsel…
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