Hollister v. Simonson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, George C. Hollister, from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of Hew York, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the 6th day of August, 1895, upon the report of a referee awarding to the defendant William H. Simonson $16,851.59 damages and costs, and to the defendants Washington Winsor and William H. Duckworth $185, costs against the plaintiff.
Read the full summary
Appeal by the plaintiff, George C. Hollister, from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of Hew York, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the 6th day of August, 1895, upon the report of a referee awarding to the defendant William H. Simonson $16,851.59 damages and costs, and to the defendants Washington Winsor and William H. Duckworth $185, costs against the plaintiff. This appeal was transferred from the ñrst department to the second department.
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett, J.:
This litigation grows out of a joint undertaking between George C. Hollister, or one Vorhis, his assignor, on the one hand, and William H. Simonson on the other, whereby the latter acquired cer*74tain real property at 'the corner of Lexington avenue and Forty-eighth street in the city of New York, and agreed to “ carry ” it, as the phrase of real estate dealers is, by means of contributions of money from both parties, and ultimately sell it for their common benefit. The whole agreement was not in writing; but its character is largely disclosed by a memorandum, dated January…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Holmes v. . GilmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- King v. . BarnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Hayes v. . NourseNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
3Cited by7 opinions
- Lind v. WebberNevada Supreme Court · 1913
- Botsford v. Van RiperNevada Supreme Court · 1910
- Hollister v. SimonsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Rauch v. DonovanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Gamble v. HanchettNevada Supreme Court · 1912
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.