Purcell v. Daly
City of New York Municipal Court
I. District Court, October, 1886. Trial by the court without a jury. The material facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMonell, J.
This action is brought by the1 plaintiff, Michael Purcell, to recover from the defendant, August Daly, the sum of three dollars, the price paid by Leon Stedoker for two (2) reserved seats at Daly’s Theatre for the performance of March 23, 1885. The ticket of admission was sold to Barney Aaron, who purchased the same at the request and for the benefit of Stedoker. This ticket was subsequently sold by Stedoker to Bobert B. McUeany at an .advanced price, but when presented at the' gate or entrance *302to the auditorium it was not honored and admission refused.
McFTeany then presented this ticket at…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mendenhall v. . KlinckNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
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