Legal Opinion
Peckham v. Wentworth
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided January 15, 1909Published
Action on a note by Reuben Peckham against George L. Wentworth and others. There was a verdict for plaintiff, and defendants moved to set the same aside.
1Opinion of the CourtFinelite, J.
The plaintiff herein brought this action against George L. Wentworth, Elmore F. Austin, Eben E. Acker, H. H. Badenhauser, Malcom Baxter, Jr., Clinton- Stevenson, Joseph Cipollari, John J. Egan, Frank O. Sauvan, Abraham L. McICensie, George Hiecke, Benjamin D. Jacobs, Charles G. Stevenson, Julius Tannenbaum, John P. Devane, E. J. Connelly, John M. Waldron, E. H. Wilkinson, Paul Loeser, and John E. Kirby to recover on a promissory note, of which the following is a copy:"
“New'.York, October 5, 1907. $1,300.00. Four months after date I promise to pay to the order of lieut.-Col. John E. Kirby…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Farwell v. Importers & Traders' National Bank of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Schwartz v. WechlerNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892
- Hudson v. SpauldingNew York Supreme Court · 1889
- Isear v. HoadleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899