Frowein v. Lindheim
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Frederick J. Frowein and others against Moses Lindheim. Plaintiffs appeal from an order granting defendant’s application for a discovery of their books.
1Opinion of the CourtBrady, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiffs, who were copartners and tobacco merchants of Arnheim, Holland, against the defendant, who was formerly their agent in this city, to recover a balance, being the net proceeds of sales of tobaccos belonging to the plaintiffs made by the .defendant as such agent. The defendant seeks to set up a counter-claim for a violation of the contract of agency, and, in order to obtain the necessary facts to prepare and state that defense, made application to this court for an inspection of the plaintiffs’ books of accounts. The first application was denied, upon…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Frowein v. LindheimNew York Supreme Court · 1890
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