Hunt v. . Hay
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 9, 1913, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 9, 1913, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The court erred in fixing the measure of damages at one dollar per acre, the amount received by defendant from the land company, instead of four dollars per acre, which was the amount paid by plaintiff to said land company. (Sweet v. Howell, 96 App. Div. 45; McClure v. McClure, 65 Ind. 482;…
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