Thilemann v. Mayor of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of Yew York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Yew York on the 14th day of March, 1901, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s ■ office on the 21st day of March;, 1901, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
This appeal is from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs entered upon the verdict of a jury and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. Three causes of action are set forth in the complaint, and in submitting the cause to the jury the trial judge required them to make a special 'finding, with respect to each of the three causes of action separately. On the first cause of action the jury found for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,750, on the second $450, on the third $4,500. The plaintiffs were contractors with the city of New York for regulating, grading and paving Jerome…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Horgan v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Messenger v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Burke v. Mayor of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Smith v. MayorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
3Cited by3 opinions
- Thilemann v. Mayor of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Duffy Bros. v. Bing & Bing, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
- E. E. Smith Contracting Co. v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924