Knight v. Sackett & Wilhelms Lithographing Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of New York, entered upon an order made July 8, 1892, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Circuit, without a jury, dismissing the complaint, and also affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of New York, entered upon an order made July 8, 1892, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Circuit, without a jury, dismissing the complaint, and also affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Title to personal property cannot be divested except by the fault or with the consent of the owner. (Hall v. Robertson, 2 N. Y. 293; Eli v. Ehle, 3 id. 506 ; Wooster v.…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages of the defendant for an alleged wrongful conversion of certain personal property, consisting in lithographic drawings or engravings. Upon the trial, the complaint was dismissed upon the plaintiff’s case. According to his evidence, being-desirous to obtain lithograjdiic engravings for use upon covers of writing tablets, he made an oral agreement with the Hatch Lithographing Company that the company should make engravings upon stones for him, from designs to be furnished at a stipulated price for each engraving, and that colored prints should…
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