DeGraaf v. Wyckoff
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal írom a judgment of this court entered upon the verdict of a jury and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, and from a subsequent judgment entered upon the dismissal of the complaint on a new trial.
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Appeal írom a judgment of this court entered upon the verdict of a jury and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, and from a subsequent judgment entered upon the dismissal of the complaint on a new trial. The facts were stated in a statement of the case prefixed to the opinion of Beach, J (post, p. 370), as follows: “ On August 13th, 1879, Charles W. Scofield, being the owner of 724 bonds of the Utah and Pleasant Valley Railway Company,, of the par value of one hundred dollars each, by an agreement of that date sold to plaintiff one half interest therein. In consideration of this…
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
[After stating the facts as above, (ante, p. 367),]—The allegations of the complaint alleging ownership by plaintiff of coupons issued by the Utah and Pleasant Valley Railway Company, in connection with its first mortgage bonds, was sufficient to call for a denial by the defendant of the corporate capacity of the company, or the lawful issue of the securities, had he desired to present those questions for consideration. He admitted by answer the possession of a like number of coupons purporting to be issued by the same corporation, but denied knowledge of identity. This disposed of…
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