Springer v. Bien
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Court ■of Common Pleas in and for the City and County of New York, affirming an order of the Special Term which denied defendants’ motion for a new trial. The action was brought by John H. Springer against Julius Bien and others for an accounting for certain moneys received by defendants upon which plaintiff claimed to be entitled to commissions. Further facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
The sole point relates to the effect of the judgment in the former action of the present defendants against the present plaintiff and others, as res adjudicata upon the question involved in this action.
This action is based upon an alleged employment of the plaintiff by the defendants under a contract that he was to act as their agent in procuring orders for their *214work, and was to receive as compensation ten per cent, on all money realized by their firm from orders so procured. The relief demanded was an accounting by the defendants of moneys received by them subsequent to-March 4, 1889, on…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Pray v. . HegemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Holden v. . StrongNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Stannard v. . HubbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Webb v. . BuckelewNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
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