Goodman v. Goetz
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from trial term. Action by Eli M. Goodman against Hugh J. Grant, as sheriff of the city and county of New York, and Helene Figge, August Goetz, and Anna Duch, who, with said Helene Figge, were indemnitors of the sheriff in respect of the levy of execution for which the action was brought, were substituted as defendants in his place. At the trial, the jury found a verdict for plaintiff.
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Appeal from trial term. Action by Eli M. Goodman against Hugh J. Grant, as sheriff of the city and county of New York, and Helene Figge, August Goetz, and Anna Duch, who, with said Helene Figge, were indemnitors of the sheriff in respect of the levy of execution for which the action was brought, were substituted as defendants in his place. At the trial, the jury found a verdict for plaintiff. A motion by defendants on the judge’s minutes for a new trial was denied, and judgment for plaintiff was entered on the verdict. Defendants appeal from the order denying their motion for a new trial. For…
1Per curiam
Appeal from an order denying defendants’ motion for a new trial. Action for conversion of certain merchandise, claimed by plaintiff under a bill of sale from the firm of Pohlman & Figge, and levied upon by the sheriff under an execution on a judgment confessed in favor of defendant Helene Figge. The record discloses various allegations of error; but, for the most part, they are so manifestly frivolous as not to warrant serious consideration. Perhaps, however, three of the alleged errors may justify a word of comment.
1. Plaintiff’s title to the goods was challenged upon the grounds—First, that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chester v. . DickersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Graser v. . StellwagenNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Van Brunt v. . ApplegateNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Pool v. EllisonNew York Supreme Court · 1890
3Cited by1 opinion
- Kerner v. BoardmanNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1891