Munson v. . Magee
New York Court of Appeals
; motion for reargument submitted December 11, 1899 ; denied January 9, 1900.) Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered January 12, 1898, reversing upon the law a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a decision of the court on a trial without a jury. The defendant George J. Magee died after the trial of the action, and his executors were substituted in Ms place.
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; motion for reargument submitted December 11, 1899 ; denied January 9, 1900.) Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered January 12, 1898, reversing upon the law a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a decision of the court on a trial without a jury. The defendant George J. Magee died after the trial of the action, and his executors were substituted in Ms place. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for an alleged breach of a contract, known in the case as the contract of August 13th, 1875. The facts, so far as they are necessary for the determination of this case, are, in substance, as follows: The Sodus Bay, Corning and Rew York Railroad Company and its successor, The Sodus Bay and Corning Railroad Company, were organized for the purpose of constructing and operating a railroad from Corning, in the county of Steuben, to Sodus Bay, in the county of Wayne. The plaintiff, Munson, was a director and president of the latter corporation, and in…
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