Haddock, Blanchard Co. v. . Haddock
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered March 19, 1907, affirming a judgment in favor of plain till entered upon a decision of the court at a Trial Term, a jury having been waived. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Before the Negotiable Instruments Law the contracts created between the parties to negotiable paper were contracts in writing.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered March 19, 1907, affirming a judgment in favor of plain till entered upon a decision of the court at a Trial Term, a jury having been waived. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Before the Negotiable Instruments Law the contracts created between the parties to negotiable paper were contracts in writing. Parol .evidence was not admissible to vary, alter or contradict their terms, which were deemed to be fully expressed on the face of…
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
The plaintiff is a foreign corporation authorized ■ to do business in this state and engaged as a wholesale dealer in coal at Binghamton. The Plymouth Coal Company, a corporation, was engaged in the operation of coal mines in Pennsylvania prior to March, 1902, at which time it went into the hands of a receiver. The defendant was the president and manager of said coal company and the owner of substantially all of its stock.
The defendant was, until May, 1902, the president of the plaintiff and during all the times herein mentioned had charge of plaintiff’s New York office. At the time when the…
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