Ward v. . Hasbrouck
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered June 16, 1900, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered June 16, 1900, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The two letters are not connected by reference and do not satisfy the requirements of the Statute of Frauds toehold this defendant liable. (Mentz v. Newwitter, 122 N. Y. 491; De Colyar on Guar., 66; Barney v. Forbes, 118 N. Y. 580; Belknap v. Bender,…
1Opinion of the CourtBartlett, J.
The plaintiff, Mary M. Ward, seeks to recover, as landlord, of Brice W. Hasbrouck and Charles Henry Webb the rent of certain offices at 165-16,7 Broadway, in the city of Hew York.
This appeal is from the judgment rendered on a second trial; on the first trial the complaint was dismissed. The judgment entered at the first trial was reversed by the Appellate Division on the ground that certain letters disclosing the contract relations of the parties were erroneously excluded when offered in evidence by the plaintiff.
The negotiations between the parties took the form of a contract, whereby the…
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