Levenson Wrecking Co. v. Hillebrand
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant from a judgment rendered in the City Court, after a trial by jury, on a verdict in favor of plaintiff by direction of the court, for $532, with costs.
1Opinion of the CourtWeeks, J.
This action is brought for the conversion óf a steam-heating plant including a six-section boiler and pipes, radiators and other appurtenances, as well as a brass railing situated in the premises 513-517 Pearl street in the city of New York.
The defendant had been a tenant of said premises where he conducted a hotel and saloon business and the articles claimed to have been converted were placed in the premises by defendant’s father who formerly conducted the business.
The boiler was used to heat the living rooms of the defendant and the halls. The brass railing was on the outside of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Loughran v. . RossNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Talbot v. . CrugerNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Smith v. SmalleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Melton v. . Fullerton-Weaver Realty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Vleck v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
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