Legal Opinion
Goldsmith v. Coverly
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 12, 1894PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by Mayer Goldsmith against William Coverly, impleaded with others. From a judgment entered on a verdict of $7,577.83 in favor of plaintiff, defendant Coverly appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The agents in New York for the National Steamship Line, the Wilson Line, and the Anchor Line of steamers, about May 18, 1887, made an agreement with the plaintiff, which was reduced to writing in the form of a communication signed by the agents, and accepted by the plaintiff, which reads as follows:
“New York, May 18, 1887.
“Dear Sir: Please note that on October. 1st, 1887, we will severally return to you a sum equal to five (5) per cent, of the aggregate freights you may pay us from April 1st to July 1st, 1887, on live cattle shipments to Glasgow, Liverpool, London, or Hull, England. That on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Canajoharie National Bank v. DiefendorfNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Kavanagh v. . WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Honegger v. . WettsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Joy v. . DiefendorfNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Kennedy v. McAllasterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of HennesseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- Seide v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1959
- Van Mater v. BurnsNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Des Marets v. H. Ward Leonard & Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
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