Serrell v. Forbes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Emma J. Forbes, as administratrix, etc., of Francis Forbes, deceased, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 29th day of October, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 27th day of October, 1904, denying' the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes, with notice of an intention to bring…
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Appeal by the defendant, Emma J. Forbes, as administratrix, etc., of Francis Forbes, deceased, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 29th day of October, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 27th day of October, 1904, denying' the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 17th day of May, 1904, allowing the…
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J.:
This action was originally brought against Francis Forbes, the defendant’s intestate, an attorney at law, and one Joseph Sachs, on an alleged joint obligation to pay for certain professional services rendered to the defendants jointly by the plaintiff’s firin. The latter were engaged as patent solicitors and the services which form the subject of this action were averred to have been rendered in and about procuring patents upon certain inventions made by the defendant Sachs between the, 16th day of March, 1893, and August 9, 1895. The summons was served upon the defendant Francis…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Manchester v. . BraednerNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Connecticut Trust & Safe Deposit Co. v. WeadNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Cullen v. William E. Uptegrove & Bros.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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- Breese v. O'BrienMontana Supreme Court · 1936
- Rosofsky v. LucasAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1915