Hartford & N. Y. Transp. Co. v. Plymer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
TOWNSEND, Circuit Judge.
Writ of error by defendant from judgment entered in favor of plaintiff in the court below on a verdict for $9,098.22, for commission on sale of the Hartford, one of defendant’s vessels. A motion for a new trial was denied. Error is assigned because of the refusal of the court below to direct a verdict in favor of defendant on the ground that there was no evidence to show that defendant authorized plaintiff to act as its broker in procuring said sale.
Plaintiff is a steamboat broker in the city of New York. Defendant is a Connecticut corporation, located in Hartford,…
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