Reynolds v. Miller
New York Supreme Court
Action by Thomas J. Reynolds against Ransom H. Miller on a . promissory note. A verdict was directed in favor of defendant at the Monroe circuit, and plaintiff’s motion for a new trial on the exceptions was ordered to be heard at general term in the first instance.
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
This action was brought to recover the amount of a promissory note executed by the defendant, and delivered to the plaintiff. The answer admits the execution and delivery of the note, but alleges, as a defense, nonperformance of the contract under which it was given, failure of consideration, and fraud. It appears that the Trotter Refrigerator Company was a corporation engaged in the manufacture of refrigerators and other articles of merchandise; that on the 14th day of January, 1891, an agreement was entered into between Calvin P. H. Vary, Stephen Keiner, Charles W. Trotter, and the Trotter…
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- Dillon v. . CockcroftNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
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- Parker v. ParmeleNew York Supreme Court · 1822
- Dunham v. . MannNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
- Porter v. RoseNew York Supreme Court · 1815
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