Burlingame v. Shelmire
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Monroe county court. Action by Charles Burlingame and another against James D. Shelmire. Judgment for plaintiffs for the sum of $68.90, damages and costs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMacomber, J.
The sole contention made at the trial, and upon this appeal, in behalf of the defendant, relates to an account sent by the defendant to the plaintiffs for services in receiving and shipping fruit in behalf of the latter. The plaintiffs, who conduct a canning factory at Fairport, N. Y., purchased, in the summer of 1887, fruits for canning, such as tomatoes, apples, and pears, of farmers in the vicinity of Brighton, with an arrangement by which such fruits should be delivered at the railroad station at the village of Brighton. The contract with the defendant was that he should receive the goods…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Williams v. . GlennyNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
3Cited by2 opinions
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