Nichols v. Williams
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by the plaintiffs from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, third district, borough of Manhattan, rendered in the defendant’s favor upon his counterclaim for the sum of $530, damages and costs, and dismissing the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtGildbrsleeve, J.
When the case came on for trial, and at the opening thereof, the plaintiffs made a motion to discontinue the action upon payment of costs which motion the court denied and the plaintiffs duly excepted. The plaintiffs are nonresidents of this State, and brought the action against the defendant to recover on certain promissory notes made by the defendant, in a transaction in which the defendant acquired from the plaintiffs possession of a cab under circumstances which may be treated as a conditional sale. The defendant set up a counterclaim in his answer for $500.
It was the contention of the…
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