Legal Opinion

Duke v. Grant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 12, 1908PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal by the defendants, Jacob Grant and another, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in favor of the plaintiff rendered on the 29th day of August, 1907.

1Opinion of the Court

Jenks, J.:

This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment of the Municipal Court. The return shows that “ Judgment for the plaintiff against defendants, verified complaint defendants appearing, and on motion their answer having been stricken out as sham.” The plaintiff complains: “I. That on the 16tli day of June, 1907, one Mount Morris Construction Company, a domestic corporation, duly *384made, executed and delivered to the plaintiff, for value, its negotiable promissory note, in writing, dated the said 16th day of June, 1907, and thereby promised to pay to the plaintiff, at the Union Bank…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Griffin v. . Long Island Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
  2. Thompson v. . the Erie Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  3. Everitt v. . ConklinNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
  4. Schlesinger v. WiseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
  5. Pittenger v. Southern Tier Masonic Relief Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Sharp v. SharpNew York Supreme Court · 1914

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