Mayor of New York v. Best
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, John Best-and another, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Hew York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 22d day of March, 1897, denying their motion for a retaxation of costs and affirming the decision of the .clerk of the court in refusing to tax a bill of costs presented by the defendants.
1Per curiam
An action, entitled as above, was .brought by the plaintiff to recover the sum of $683.53 and interest from the 28th of August, 1896,- alleged to be the value of ninety-two pieces of blue stone, the property of the plaintiff, which was converted by the defendants *59and disposed of for their own use. The answer denied each and every allegation of the complaint except the one alleging a partnership of the defendants, which it admitted. The issues thus made were tried before a court and a jury, resulting in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $18.91, by direction of the court. The '…
2Cited by1 opinion
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