Jones v. Walker
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant, Angusta M. Walker, from a judgment of the City Court of the city of New York, entered upon the direction of a verdict after trial before the court and a' jury, and also from the order denying her motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtGildebsleevb, J.
This action was brought to recover $1,000, alleged to be one-half the profits arising out of transactions in cotton for account of plaintiff and defendant. The complaint alleges that the parties agreed to put up an equal amount of margin and divide the profits equally, and that the plaintiff contributed $585 on account of margin. It is further alleged in the complaint that it was agreed that the “ joint venture ” should be managed by Kilburn B. Walker. The latter was husband and agent of the defendant-appellant. It is the claim of the plaintiff that the first transaction was to be the…
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