Foley v. . Speir
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the city and county of New York, entered upon an order affirming a judgment of the General Term of the Marine Court of said city, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants, entered upon an order dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint on trial.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the city and county of New York, entered upon an order affirming a judgment of the General Term of the Marine Court of said city, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants, entered upon an order dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint on trial. The complaint in this action alleged, in substance, that the plaintiffs, together with the defendant Averill, were the executive committee of a political organization in the city of New York known as the Reform Association,” and that the defendant Speir was a candidate for…
1Opinion of the CourtDanforth, J.
So far as appears the plaintiffs in October, 1873, composed a body styled “ The Reform Association,” which was brought into being and made complete in all its parts, both of membership and officers, when they “ came to gether and called themselves ‘ its executive committee.’ ” Its object was to promote the election of such candidates for office, irrespective of political considerations, as should be recommended by the association. Preparatory thereto they hired rooms and made an estimate of such expenses as would probably be required for that purpose at the then coming elections. A schedule…
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