Legal Opinion
Havens v. Gilmour
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 15, 1903PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal by the plaintiff, John S. Havens, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Suffolk on the 15th day of April, 1902, upon the report of a referee.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
"Because of errors in the admission of certain letters, over the objections and exceptions of the plaintiff, the judgment must be reversed. The plaintiff brought this action to recover for the use and occupation of a certain paper mill at Patchogue, together with a dwelling house and the machinery contained in said mill, from March, 1894, to November, 1899. The value of this use and occupation was placed at $4,533.33, and the plaintiff conceded that certain improvements in the machinery, made by the defendant, entitled him to an allowance of $1,500, leaving the amount demanded at…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Platner v. . PlatnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Desbecker v. McFarLineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Ward v. HoagAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Brown v. . KlockNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
3Cited by3 opinions
- Huston v. JohnsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
- Gherky v. State Line Telephone Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- Riddell v. JenkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905