Berry Bros. v. Sheehan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Daniel F. Sheehan, from ah. order. of the Supreme Court, made át the New York Special Term and, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 7th day of September, 1906, denying the defendant’s motion to cancel and discharge a judgment entered herein on the 26th day of August, 1893.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
On the 26th day of August, 1893, Berry Brothers, a corporation, recovered a judgment in the Supreme Court, New York county, against Daniel F. Sheehan and Francis R. Elgar for $782.62, the cause of action being goods sold and delivered. In January, 1900, the defendant Sheehan filed his petition in bankruptcy in the United States District Court for the southern district of New York, within which district he resided and did business. His sworn petition contained, among other things, the following: “ The petitioner was a member of the firm of Elgar and Sheehan. The partnership is…
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