Legal Opinion
Edison General Electric Co. v. Zebley
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 13, 1893PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by the Edison General Electric Company against John F. Zebley, impleaded with the Eastern Electric Company, on a promissory note. From an interlocutory judgment sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, plaintiff appeals.
1Per curiam
The indorser Zebley demurred to the complaint on the ground that it did not state a cause of action as against him. After certain formal averments, the complaint alleges (paragraph 4) as follows:
“That heretofore, and on or about the 8th day of February, 1892, at the city and county and state of New York, the Eastern Electric Company made and delivered to the plaintiff for value a certain promissory note in writing, which said note was duly indorsed by the defendant John F. Zebley for value before said delivery, in words and figures following, to wit,”
—And then follows a copy of the note.
The…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Coulter v. . RichmondNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
3Cited by1 opinion
- McMoran v. LangeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898