George v. Bacon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Charles R. Bacon, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the ..office of the clerk of the county of New York on the Ith day of January, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 16th day January, 1910, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
This is an action for contribution by one indorser upon a promissory note against a subsequent indorser. The defendant appeals from a judgment upon a verdict directed by the court. The note was signed in the name of “ The Bostonians Incorporated,” by its president. The corporation whs engaged in giving operatic performances. Its principal office was in the city of New York, at the office of Loudon G. Carleton (also an indorser), who was an officer and general director of the company. The defendant Bacon was manager of the company and acted as treasurer while the company was…
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