Wise v. International Society
City of New York Municipal Court
Appeal from trial term. Action by Morris Wise against the International Society. From a judgment for plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, and from a motion to set the judgment aside, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.
The plaintiff, in response to a printed advertisement which he claims bore the name of the defendant, visited an office in an office building, in the hallway of which was a sign with the defendant’s name upon it. At the office he inquired in reference to the *998advertisement, and had a conversation with one Carter, who represented himself to be the superintendent of the defendant. Carter employed the plaintiff to solicit subscriptions for a book upon Cuba by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. The plaintiff had several conversations with Carter at this office, and Carter delivered to the plaintiff a prospectus…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Howard v. NortonNew York Supreme Court · 1873
- Benesch v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1890