Norcross v. Hollingsworth
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Kings county. Action by John E. Norcross, receiver of Lewis B. Stegman, substituted as plaintiff in place of said Stegman, by whom the action was originally brought, against Henry S. Hollingsworth, to recover money alleged to be due on a bond. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $3,118.84 and costs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.
The plaintiff was appointed receiver of the property" and effects of Lewis R. Stegman by an order of a judge of the city court of Brooklyn, dated April 15, 1884. At that date Stegman was sheriff of Kings county. Francis S. Hodgkinson had been duly appointed undersheriff by Stegman, and on the 5th day of January, 1882, the defendant and Hodgkinson executed and delivered to Stegman a bond in the penalty of $10,000, conditioned for the faithful dis*628charge by Hodgkinson of the duties of undersheriff, and the payment and discharge by him of all liabilities incurred by said Stegman by and through…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dubois v. . CassidyNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Campbell v. GenetNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1859
- Masten v. AmermanNew York Supreme Court · 1889
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