Smith v. Babcock
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
'Appeal by the plaintiff, Julia G- Smith,-from a-judgment of the County Court of Cayuga county iii favor, of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Cayuga on the 20th day of July, 1895, affirming a judgment of nonsuit granted by the City Court of the city of Auburn.
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'Appeal by the plaintiff, Julia G- Smith,-from a-judgment of the County Court of Cayuga county iii favor, of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Cayuga on the 20th day of July, 1895, affirming a judgment of nonsuit granted by the City Court of the city of Auburn. The plaintiff is the assignee of one Fred M. Smith,- and brings this action to recover' for work, labor and services performed by her assignor' in the fall of 1-892 at the request of the defendant and at the agreed price, as it is alleged, of $500. The record discloses the following facts: In the month…
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, J.:
The claim which the plaintiff seeks tó establish through the medium of this action, and which in her bill • of particulars she states is for work,-labor and services “ performed and rendered.(by her husband) in conducting the Democratic campaign in the county of "Oayuga, between the said dates .in 1892 (September 1st to November 11th), and performing the duties of said Hiram W. Babcock -as chairman of said county committee,” is 'resisted by the defendant "upon the ground. that_ the contract, upon, which it is founded is in *9contravention of the statute which prohibits contributions…
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