Cashman v. Lawson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Samuel Lawson and Alonzo T. Welch, 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 17th day of February, 1902, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J. :
The plaintiff brings this action to recover the sum of $1,000, together with interest thereon, arising out of a deposit claimed to have been made by the plaintiff with John E. Quincy, deceased, to insure the faithful performance by the plaintiff of his duties as steward and manager of the Clarendon Hotel restaurant.
It was undisputed that the plaintiff did in fact make a deposit with Quincy of the sum for which a recovery is asked; that he performed his duties properly and became entitled to have the sum returned to him. It is the claim of the defendants that they are not liable to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- The Chemung Canal Bank v. . BradnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
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