Weld v. . Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered May-17, 1909, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a verdict and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The plaintiffs are partners engaged in the business of cotton brokers, having their principal place of business in the city of Yew York. They are members of the Yew York Cotton Exchange and also of the Yew Orleans Cotton Exchange.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered May-17, 1909, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a verdict and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The plaintiffs are partners engaged in the business of cotton brokers, having their principal place of business in the city of Yew York. They are members of the Yew York Cotton Exchange and also of the Yew Orleans Cotton Exchange. The defendant is a domestic corporation engaged in the business of transmitting telegraphic messages for hire. It has a special…
1Opinion of the CourtWerner, J.
To the extent that the judgment herein depends upon competent evidence properly submitted to the jury, the unanimous affirmance in the Appellate Division precludes the possibility of further review. We are asked, however, to pass upon certain legal questions raised at the trial, which depend for their correct solution upon a proper view of the evidence and a clear understanding of the charge to the jury. For that reason we preface our discussion with a rather voluminous statement of the facts which are pertinent to the legal questions to be reviewed. The action is brought, as has been stated,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bigelow v. . BenedictNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Breese v. United States Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Pearsall v. Western Union Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Kiley v. . Western Union Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Halsted v. . Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1908
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- Hamilton Employment Service, Inc. v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Lee v. Consolidated Edison Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1978
- Weld v. . Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1913
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