Hoffman v. Hand
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of New Toik, borough of Manhattan, fourth district.
1Per curiam
This is an action brought against the sureties on an attachment bond, and the damages laid embrace the amount expended for counsel fees on the vacation of the attachment and also the value of the property on which the levy was made. The justice awarded judgment for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed. The plaintiff’s assignor was allowed to testify that the goods levied upon cost the sum of $500, and it was upon this evidence alone that the justice assessed the damages. This, under the circumstances, was not competent proof of value. While cost is in some cases some evidence of value,…
2Cited by1 opinion
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