Archibald v. . Panagoulopoulos
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered June 16,1920, modifying and affirming as modified a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The allowance of a commission to Panagoulopoulos at the rate of fifty-one cents per tent for 150,000 tents is erroneous as a matter of law upon the findings. (Bonnell v. Griswold, 89 N. Y. 122) Israel v. Manhattan Ry.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered June 16,1920, modifying and affirming as modified a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The allowance of a commission to Panagoulopoulos at the rate of fifty-one cents per tent for 150,000 tents is erroneous as a matter of law upon the findings. (Bonnell v. Griswold, 89 N. Y. 122) Israel v. Manhattan Ry. Co., 158 N. Y. 624; Parsons v. Parker, 159 N. Y. 16; Johnson Service v. Hildebrand, 149 App. Div. 680; Harris v. Shorall,…
1Opinion of the Court
Hiscock, Ch. J.
This appeal deals with questions springing out of a Servian war contract made in the fall of 1914 and it portrays in an interesting manner the way in which such a contract was loaded with tribute to speculators and profit seekers before it engaged any individual who expected really to earn compensation by any actual production. It is necessary to state with considerable detail the history of the transaction in order to furnish a basis for an intelligent discussion of the questions which are now presented to us.
The Servian government desired to procure 150,000 shelter tents with…
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