Thompson v. Gimbel Bros.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, borough of Manhattan, seventh- district, rendered in favor of the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHendrick, J.
Five of the seven causes of action are founded on promissory notes signed by an attorney in fact representing five employees at defendant’s store in Philadelphia. All the notes bear excessive interest, which varies, as computed by defendant’s attorneys, from 175 to 390 per cent, per annum.
By chapter 77 of the Laws of 1904, which is now section 42 of the Personal Property Law, the Legislature of this State passed, “An act to require lenders of money on salaries of employees to file with employers a copy of agreement or assignment under which claim is made.” The following is a copy of the act:
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chambers v. . LancasterNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Dickinson v. TysenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Cooper v. DouglassNew York Supreme Court · 1864
- Thompson v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
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