Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. Griffin Roofing Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from City Court of New York, Special Term. Action by the Barber Asphalt Paving Company against the Griffin Roofing Company. From an order denying its motion for a new trial after judgment had been directed against it on a trial before court and jury, defendant appeals. Affirmed. Anthony J. Griffin, of New York City (H. Louis Jacobson, of New York City, of counsel), for appellant.
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Appeal from City Court of New York, Special Term. Action by the Barber Asphalt Paving Company against the Griffin Roofing Company. From an order denying its motion for a new trial after judgment had been directed against it on a trial before court and jury, defendant appeals. Affirmed. Anthony J. Griffin, of New York City (H. Louis Jacobson, of New York City, of counsel), for appellant. Edward J. Dowling, of New York City (Jacob J. Alexander, of New York City, of counsel), for respondent.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitaker, J.
The plaintiff is a foreign corporation duly authorized to transact business in the state of New York. Defendant is a domestic corporation with its main office in Manhattan, New York City. On September 20, 1907, defendant was indebted to plaintiff in the sum of $709.61 for goods sold and delivered. In October, 1907, the Rhode Island Contract Engineering Company (a Rhode Island corporation) was indebted to the defendant in the sum of $619.01. In the month of October, 1907, the plaintiff instituted a suit against this defendant in the superior court of Rhode Island, which is a court of general…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dunstan v. . HigginsNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Schwabe v. HerzogAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914