Morgan v. Skidmore
New York Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment entered upon the report of a referee. The complaint alleges that the plaintiffs are bankers in London, using the- firm name of J. S. Morgan & Co., and also have transactions through their agents at the-city of Yew York.
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APPEAL from a judgment entered upon the report of a referee. The complaint alleges that the plaintiffs are bankers in London, using the- firm name of J. S. Morgan & Co., and also have transactions through their agents at the-city of Yew York. That Franklin F. Randolph, during his lifetime, was one of the surviving members of the firm of E. R. Goodridge & Co. of Yew York, and had charge of its affairs, such last mentioned firm having originally consisted of Ezra R. Goodridge, Franklin F. Randolph and Francis Goodridge. That said Randolph, on or about the 11th day of September, 1867, applied to…
1Opinion of the CourtClerke, P. J.
The question, relative to the giving of costs to the plaintiffs, against the executor, was considered on the appeal from the order denying a new trial. So that the only question left on this appeal is, whether an action of tort can be maintained against a person, or his representative, for deceit, in making false representations as to the solvency of a mercantile firm of which he was a member, when a judgment has already been recovered against the firm (and of course against him jointly with the others) for the price of the goods sold on credit to the firm by the plaintiffs in consequence of…
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