Woods v. Godwin
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from city court, general term. Action by Jessie Woods against Parke Godwin. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The question involved in this case is the same as that ■decided in the case of Young v. Godwin, 19 N. "Y. Supp. 656, which see.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
Upon the close of the evidence submitted for both parties to this action ■counsel for plaintiff requested the court to direct a verdict for the plaintiff. It then appeared unchallenged that the debt of the American Opera Company, Limited, for ■which defendant was sought to be held, was contracted before the alleged false report was signed and filed. The motion was opposed, and, the court having directed a verdict for the plaintiff, defendant’s counsel duly excepted to the ruling. In Young v. Godwin, 19 N. Y. Supp. 656, (the opinion wherein is handed down herewith,) the general term of this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Torbett v. GodwinNew York Supreme Court · 1891
- Young v. GodwinNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892