Lachman v. Irish
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Erie county court. Action by Charles Lachman against Elmer V. Irish. From a judgment entered on verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Erie county court. Action by Charles Lachman against Elmer V. Irish. From a judgment entered on verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals. The complaint alleged that the defendant was indebted to the plaintiff, also to Anderson Michael, Richard Leadbitter, James R. Clark, Alexander Carver, Edward Lee, Elijah B. Harriman, William Lansdell, John C. Reinhardt, and Peter A. Nie severally, for work, and that the said persons other than the plaintiff had assigned their claims to him. The plaintiff recovered for his work, also…
1Opinion of the CourtBradley, J.
The plaintiff and his assignors of the claims transferred to him, and on account of which the judgment was recovered, had, on the employment of one James G-. Olmstead, performed work for him upon six houses he was building, two of them on.Ferry street and the other four on Howell street, in the city of Buffalo. The evidence on the part of the plaintiff tends to prove that on one occasion the defendant was at the place where Michael, Harriman, and Lee were or had been at work on one *194of the Ferry street houses, and at the time were “laying off” there, and they stated to him that they would not…
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- White v. . RintoulNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Brown v. . WeberNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Ackley v. . ParmenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Belknap v. . BenderNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
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