Brewer v. Ford
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Erie county. Action by Francis B. Brewer against James E. Ford, assignee for the benefit of creditors of the Clark Manufacturing Company, to recover for the conversion of certain machinery. A verdict was directed for defendant, and judgment rendered-accordingly, from which plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBarker, P. J.
The trial court directed a verdict in the defendant’s favor. This, I think, was error. The plaintiff was the owner of the property in question on the 19th day of January, 1880. On that day he, by an instrument in writing, agreed to sell the same with other property to the Clark Manufacturing Company, doing business in the city of Buffalo, at the agreed price of $9,000. The purchaser, in pursuance of the terms of the agreement, gave its negotiable promissory notes, payable on future dates, and bearing interest. The contract contained this provision: “B. F. Brewer agrees to sell to the Clark…
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