Gerard v. McCormick
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from trial term. Action by Sarah M. Gerard and others against James McCormick. There was a verdict for plaintiffs, and an order denying a motion for a new trial, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBookstaver, J.
The complaint, in effect, alleged that the defendant, on or about the 19th of September, 1882, received the sum of $501.25, being the money of the plaintiffs, to their use. The answer is, in effect, a general denial, and as a separate defense, sets up a loan made by defendant, on or about September 19, 1882, to one William Boswell, as agent for plaintiffs, for their use, of the sum of $500, which was repaid with interest. Under these pleadings the plaintiffs proved that they together owned the premises 87 and 89 Wall street, known as the “Glass Buildings.” William Boswell was for many years…
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- Fellows v. . LongyorNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
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