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Casey v. Leslie

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1896PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Motion by the defendant, Henry D. Leslie, as receiver of The “Casey Machine and Supply Company, for a new trial on a case containing exceptions, ordered to be heard by the Appellate Division in the first instance upon the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff rendered after a trial at a Trial Term of the Supreme Court field in and for the county of.

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Motion by the defendant, Henry D. Leslie, as receiver of The “Casey Machine and Supply Company, for a new trial on a case containing exceptions, ordered to be heard by the Appellate Division in the first instance upon the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff rendered after a trial at a Trial Term of the Supreme Court field in and for the county of. Monroe on the 25th day of January, 1896, The plaintiff.in this action was a stockholder in, and the president •of,-“the Casey Machine and Supply Company,” which was a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Hew Jersey in August,…

1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.

One of the propositions to which the attention of this court was directed upon the argument of the defendant’s motion was that the precise question sought to.be litigated in this action was determined by the New Jersey Court of Chancery in the proceedings had in that court, and that consequently it is now res adjndioata.

This suggestion is one which would certainly merit and receive careful consideration at our hands, did we regard the issue which it presented as one which it. can be fairly said was^ litigated and disposed of at the Trial Term, for it' is undoubtedly true that if the plaintiff…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dobson v. . PearceNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
  2. People v. RathbunNew York Supreme Court · 1839
  3. Barry v. . Mutual Life Ins. Co. of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
  4. Malin v. KinneyNew York Supreme Court · 1803
  5. New York & N. J. Telephone Co. v. Metropolitan Telephone & Telegraph Co.New York Supreme Court · 1894

3Cited by3 opinions

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  3. WISCONSIN STATE AFL-CIO v. Elections Bd.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1982

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