Equitable Trust Co. v. Newman
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by .the defendant from a judgment of the City Court of the city of New York, entered ¡upon a verdict rendered in favor of the plaintiff by direction of the court and .from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The plaintiff has brought suit alleging that it is the holder for value of a note made by the defendant. The answer contains a general denial and several affirmative defenses setting forth that the instrument was signed and delivered to an agent of the general agent of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, upon his promise to allow the defendant a rebate of $234, and his promise to have the said policy cancelled after its issuance.
At the trial the plaintiff introduced in evidence the following instrument:
“ New York, December 19, 1903.
“ Mr. Archibald C. Haynes,
" General Agent,
“ The Equitable…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Davis v. . McCreadyNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Equitable Trust Co. v. NewmanCity of New York Municipal Court · 1910
3Cited by4 opinions
- Equitable Trust Co. v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
- Chatz v. BloomAppellate Court of Illinois · 1944
- Equitable Trust Co. v. MadsenAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1911
- Equitable Trust Co. v. NewmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911