Legal Opinion
Merchants National Bank of St. Paul v. Santa Maria Sugar Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 8, 1914PublishedCited by 18 opinions
Appeal by the plaintiff, Merchants National Bank of St. Paul, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 12th day of September, 1913, upon the decision of the court after a trial before the court, a jury having been waived.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
The action was to recover §2,340 on the following paper executed by defendant and delivered to the American Hoist and Derrick Company of St. Paul.
“I shall pay to the order of the American Hoist & Derrick Co. on the 30th day of August, 1911, in the City of New York, the sum of Two thousand three hundred and forty (§2,340) dollars currency, for amount of the second installment agreed on of a crane of their manufacture purchased on this date, according to specifications of their representative, Mr. H. S. Johannsen.
“Dated, Ingenio, Santa Maria, Aug. 30, 1910.
“ (Signed) SANTA MARIA…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Chicago Railway Equipment Co. v. Merchants' BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- National Park Bank of New York v. Seaboard BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Citizens' State Bank v. . CowlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Scott v. . the Ocean Bank in the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Fox v. Bank of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1883
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Federal Commercial & Savings Bank v. International Clay MacHinery Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1925
- Coopersmith v. MaunzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
- Utica Sheet Metal Corp. v. J. E. Schecter Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1965
- National Bank of Commerce v. MorganSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
- Branham v. Drew Grocery Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1927
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