Richardson Press v. . Albright
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from, a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered February 23, 1916, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
Plaintiff declares on a balance of about four thousand dollars alleged to be due on account for materials furnished to Oceanic Publishing Company, a corporation, for which it is alleged that defendant agreed to pay. The complaint was dismissed at the close of plaintiff’s evidence and the question is whether sufficient evidence was adduced to establish prima facie defendant’s liability as a primary principal debtor.
Defendant was a large stockholder in Oceanic Publishing Company, which was publishing a semi-monthly periodical entitled “ Dogs in America ” which plaintiff was printing for it. On…
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