Pendleton v. . Weed
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Superior Court of New-York city. The complaint was for the wrongful taking and conversion of certain goods and chattels, the property of the plaintiff; and also certain other goods and chattels, the property of William S. Pendleton, which was afterwards transferred to the plaintiff, with the right of action for the taking and disposing thereof.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of New-York city. The complaint was for the wrongful taking and conversion of certain goods and chattels, the property of the plaintiff; and also certain other goods and chattels, the property of William S. Pendleton, which was afterwards transferred to the plaintiff, with the right of action for the taking and disposing thereof. The answer denied the taking, and also set up a justification under a judgment and execution in favor of the defendant and others, composing the firm of N. & H. Weed & Co., against the plaintiff and others, alleging that the property…
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] It does not appear that an exception was taken to the decision granting a nonsuit, and hence the only questions for consideration arise upon the rulings on questions of evidence. The point principally relied upon by the appellant is, that the rejection of the evidence offered to impeach the judgment record given in evidence, by showing it was not in truth a record of judgment, was erroneous; and the main argument urged in support of the point is, that it is…
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