Norden v. Duke
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Akpeal by the plaintiffs, Hermann Horden and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5th day of January, 1906, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court at the close of the plaintiffs’ case, upon a trial at the New York Trial Term, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 11th day. of January, 1906, depyihg the plaintiffs’ motion for a…
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Akpeal by the plaintiffs, Hermann Horden and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5th day of January, 1906, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court at the close of the plaintiffs’ case, upon a trial at the New York Trial Term, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 11th day. of January, 1906, depyihg the plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, J.:
The defendant resided at and was president of a cotton manti. " factoring company located at Durham, H. C., "and was engaged in the further business of bhying and selling cptton and various stocks.
One Bramham for some years had been in his employ as secretary, stenographer and bookkeeper.- In December, 1903, Bramham began the buying and selling of cotton through the plaintiffs as brokers in-the name of defendant, which he signed to. all orders, telegrams and letters, the plaintiffs supposing the. communications were from" the defendant himself. The first transaction resulted in…
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