Albany Belting & Supply Co. v. Grell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, the Albany Belting and Supply Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of'New York on the 20th day of April, 1901, upon the dismissal of the complaint, by direction of the court after a trial at the New York Trial Term. L. E. Warren.for the appellant.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
When this cause came on for trial and immediately upon the jury being impanelled, counsel for the defendant moved to dismiss the complaint. That motion was granted, and from the j udgment entered thereupon the plaintiff appeals. There are two branches of the action as set forth in the complaint, although they are not stated as separate causes of action. The first is to recover a penalty under section 1707 of the Code of Civil Procedure; the second to recover damages for alleged wrongful conduct of the defendant as sheriff in releasing property which it is claimed he took into…
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- Bullis v. . MontgomeryNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
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- Otis v. . WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
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