Orr v. . Doubleday, Page Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered April 3, 1916, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The writings relied on by the plaintiffs were not binding renewals. The. letter of March 29, 1911, was nothing more than a counter proposition.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered April 3, 1916, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The writings relied on by the plaintiffs were not binding renewals. The. letter of March 29, 1911, was nothing more than a counter proposition. (Ganss v. Petroleum Co., 125 App. Div. 760; Insurance Co. v. Rhea, 123 Fed. Rep. 9; Standiford v. Thomson, 135 Fed. Rep. 991; Sizer v. Clark, 116 Wis.…
1Opinion of the CourtCollin, J.
The action is to recover rent accruing through the months of November and December, 1914, and January, 1915. Upon the trial, a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs was directed. The consequent judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Division. We are to determine whether or not the evidence presented an issue of fact; in reviewing it we must give the defendant the advantage of all the facts properly presented and of every favorable inference that can be. reasonably drawn.
The defendant, a domestic corporation, as the tenant, and John C. Orr, the plaintiffs’ testator, as landlord, entered into a…
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