Yonkers Gazette Co. v. Jones
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Westchester county court. Action by the Yonkers Gazette Company against Henry B. Jones. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff on a verdict directed by the jury, and from an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWillard Bartlett, J.
This case is in many respects similar to that of Yonkers Gazette Co. v. Taylor (decided by this court at the present term) 51 N. Y. Supp. 969; and the points considered in the opinion of Mr. Justice Hatch in that case require no further discussion here. There is one difference, however, in regard to which something should be said. At the time when the defendant signed the paper upon which it is sought to charge him as a subscriber to the stock of the plaintiff, he received from a so-called promoter of the proposed corporation a paper signed by that gentleman, and certifying that “Mr. H. B.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Armstrong v. DanahyNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Meyer v. . BlairNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Yonkers Gazette Co. v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Regener v. HubbardNew York Supreme Court · 1898