Shaw v. Outwater
New York Supreme Court
Action by David Shaw against Oliver P. Outwater and Abel Crossman on a note. Plaintiff moves for a new trial on a case and exceptions ordered to be heard in the first instance at general term, after a verdict for defendants directed by the court at Yiagara circuit. Granted.
1Opinion of the CourtDwight, P. J.
The action was against the maker and indorser of a promissory note for $100 given for “seed grain.” The case is one of a class familiar to the courts, but presents some novel *313features, which complicate the narrative, if they do not materially affect the disposition of the case. All the parties to this action, successively, yielded to the seductive inducements of a scheme in all respects similar to that known as the “Bohemian Oat Swindle.” The pretended corporation at the bottom of the scheme in this case was introduced by its agents as the “Pennsylvania Seed Company, Limited.” The agents of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Watson v. BlossomNew York Supreme Court · 1888
- People v. MullinNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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