Cameron v. Leonard
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs, Edward M. Cameron and another, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Schoharie Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany on the 29th day of December, 1896, granting to the defendants a new trial on the ground of newly-discovered evidence.
1Opinion of the Court
Parker, P. J.:
On the trial ef this action the plaintiffs sought to foreclose a mechanicis lien for the sum of $343.71, which they claimed to he the balance due them for lumber and other materials furnished to the defendants. ■ The defendants claimed thatj on December 29,, 18.93, they paid to the plaintiff1 Cameron the sum of $256- in full of "the: demand. ' The defendant, Jacob Leonard, his son Jesse and two young women, the stenographers in his office, all testified that the plaintiff Caiheron received such sum of $256 in full satisfaction of the claim. But the evidence was very satisfactory…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Roberts v. Johnstown BankNew York Supreme Court · 1891
- O'Harra v. New York Cent. & H. R. RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Estate of SmithNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939