Severance v. Bizallion
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, third district, borough of Manhattan, rendered in favor of the plaintiff after a trial by the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitney, J.
This is an action by plaintiff as assignee of Wales F. Severance, an attorney at law, to recover for legal services agreed to be rendered, but in main not actually rendered. The pleadings were oral. According to the testimony of Mr. Severance, which was believed by the court, defendant consulted him about the affairs of a downtown lunch company, being afraid that he would lose a large amount of money which he had advanced to the company, and wishing to know how he could get his money out. Severance told him that according to his recollection a restaurant company cannot be adjudicated a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dooley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Goetze v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Carlisle v. BarnesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- In re the Assignment of SchallerNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1880
- Pierce v. NewlinAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1904
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