Schweinburg v. Altman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Benjamin Altman, 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 9th day of May, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 2d day of May, 1910, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes. ■ . ■
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
This is an appeal by- defendant from a judgment for one year’s installment due to' plaintiff, as it-is claimed,-under an agreement for the payment of royalties.
Prior to the year 1901 plaintiff was the agent in this country for the firm of Zoeppritz, Óantz & Ziegler, corset manufacturers, of Oannstatt, Germany. He had the exclusive control of the sale of their products in this country, and owned certain of the trade marks under which their-goods were sold. His sole business was selling these goods. He had been engaged in this or a similar business for a number- of years and was well…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Goelet v. . SpoffordNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
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