Schram v. Werner
New York Supreme Court
Action by Joseph B. Schram against Henry Werner, Simon Strauss, and Isador Efron, impleaded with Samuel Schram, to recover the amount of three bills of exchange drawn by defendants Efron and Schram, payable to their own order, and directed to and accepted by defendants Werner and Strauss. There was a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and defendants move for a new trial on exceptions ordered to be heard at general term in the first instance.
1Opinion of the CourtFollett, J.
All of the defendants answered except Samuel Schram, who made default, but Efron did not appear on the trial, and the questions presented by the record arise between the plaintiff and the defendants Werner and Strauss, doing business under the firm name of Henry Werner. Their answers are identical. At the close of the evidence they moved that a verdict be directed in their favor, which was denied, but no exception was taken, and the plaintiff moved that a verdict be directed in his favor, which was granted, and the defendants excepted. Neither party asked to *48have any issue submitted to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kirtz v. . PeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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