Cook v. Dowling
New York City Court
Appeal from judgment in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon a verdict, and from order denying motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Clement, Ch. J.
In the complaint the plaintiffs allege that Catherine Hackett died on May 15, 1891, and that, at the time of her death, she was the owner of five United States four and one-lialf per cent bonds, amounting to §3,600.. Plaintiffs further allege that they are now entitled to immediate possession of said bonds, and, on information and belief, set forth that the defendant wrongfully took them into her possession and refuses to deliver them to plaintiffs, though demand has been duly made. The prayer for relief is in the usual form of an action of replevin. The defendant, in the…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Griffin v. . Long Island Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Slocovich v. Orient Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Grey v. . GreyNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Southard v. . CurleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Lewis v. . MerrittNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. LynnIndiana Supreme Court · 1911