Chard v. Ryan-Parker Construction Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Byan-Parker Construction Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 19th day of January, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 7th day of February, 1916, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Shearn, J.:
The respondent, as receiver in supplementary proceedings of Cornelius J. Sullivan, has recovered a judgment against the defendant for $383,079.67, entered on the verdict of a jury. The claim is based upon an instrument in writing, dated May 3, 1906, between Sullivan and the defendant, reciting and providing:
“ That the said Cornelius J. Sullivan has heretofore rendered service to the said Ryan-Parker Construction Company, and by the covenants and agreements of this contract, promises to render services in the future, and in consideration of such service rendered and to be rendered…
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- Mills v. . MillsNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
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