Seed v. Johnston
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, George W. Johnston and another, trading under the name of Seed Filter Company, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Néw York, borough of Brooklyn, in favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
On the 1st day of February, 1900, the defendants, as parties of the first part, entered into a written agreement with the plaintiff, as party of the second part, reciting, among other tilings, that “ whereas the said parties of the first part are desirous of securing the advice, knowledge and experience of the said party of the second part, together with the use of his name, &c.; now, therefore, this agreement witnesseth that, for and in consideration of the payment to the said party of the second part for the rest of his natural life, *342of the sum of six hundred dollars per annum,…
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- Stowell v. . ChamberlainNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
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