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Jacobs v. Lieberman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 15, 1900PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, Louis Jacobs, from a judgment of the-Appellate Term of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, Isaac Lieberman, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 3d day of November,. 1899, and also from an order of the Appellate Term, entered in said clerk’s office on the 1st day of November, 1899, reversing a judgment in favor of. the plaintiff rendered by the Municipal Court of "the city of New Yotk, borough of Manhattan,…

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Appeal by the plaintiff, Louis Jacobs, from a judgment of the-Appellate Term of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, Isaac Lieberman, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 3d day of November,. 1899, and also from an order of the Appellate Term, entered in said clerk’s office on the 1st day of November, 1899, reversing a judgment in favor of. the plaintiff rendered by the Municipal Court of "the city of New Yotk, borough of Manhattan, first district, upon which order the judgment was based.

1Opinion of the Court

Rumsey, J.:

The. action was originally brought against John F. Harriot, as property clerk in the police.department in the city of New York, to recover money which was in his possession and which was alleged to be the proceeds of property stolen by one Frank and found in bis *543possession when he was arrested for larceny. Harriot moved in the Municipal Court for leave to pay into court the.fund sought to be recovered, and to substitute Lieberman, the present defendant, as a party defendant, because of his claim to be the owner of the. money. When this motion came on to be heard it was granted, and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In re SchultesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Krugman v. Hanover Fire InsuranceAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1904
  2. Greenblatt v. MendelsohnCity of New York Municipal Court · 1905
  3. United States Mortgage & Trust Co. v. Vermilye PowerAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1911
  4. Englander v. FleckAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1906
  5. Krugman v. Hanover Fire InsuranceCity of New York Municipal Court · 1902

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