Legal Opinion
Gibbs v. Carnahan
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 1893PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Motion by defendant for a new trial on a case. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtBuhsey, J.
The action was for conversion. The property-sued for was a black hag containing personal property and securities to the value of §3,600 or upwards. The taking by the defendant and the value of the property was not disputed, although upon this argument a suggestion was made that there was no proof that the bag when it was given to the plaintiff contained the articles which it had when the defendant got it. But as no such question was raised at the trial it is hardly worth while to wrestle with it here, especially as it appears by the testimony of the defendant, that when he took the bag the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Dolan v. . Delaware and Hudson Canal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Seybolt v. . the N.Y., L.E. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Southard v. . CurleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- People v. . BriggsNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Reynolds v. ReynoldsNew York Supreme Court · 1897
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- Cook v. DowlingNew York City Court · 1893
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