People's Trust Co. v. Pabst
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, William R. Pabst, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 31st day of May, 1905, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Kings County Trial Term, a jury having been waived.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, J.:
The action is upon a promissory note and against an indorser. The note is for a.renewal of $2,500 of a noté for $3,000.- '
Cross-examination óf a witness for the plaintiff elicited that the. maker of the note was a teller in the employ of the predecessor of the plaintiff when the original note .was made,- and that the consideration was a loan of $3,00Q made to him by that bank. Thereupon, the witness, on redirect examination, testified that the loan was approved by the directors or a majority thereof, under- objection and exception that liis answer was á conclusion. On recrqss…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pratt v. . ShortNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- McBroom v. Scottish Mortgage & Land Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Holmes v. . MoffatNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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