Legal Opinion

Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Shepard

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1902Published

Appeal by the defendants, Augustus D. Shepard and others, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 27th day of February, 1902, directing the defendant Shepard to execute a satisfaction of a judgment recovered by him in an action against the Manhattan Railway Company, and to execute certain releases and deliver the same to the said railway company within a time specified after…

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Appeal by the defendants, Augustus D. Shepard and others, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 27th day of February, 1902, directing the defendant Shepard to execute a satisfaction of a judgment recovered by him in an action against the Manhattan Railway Company, and to execute certain releases and deliver the same to the said railway company within a time specified after receiving notice that the railway company, pursuant to the directions of said order, has deposited with the chamberlain…

1Opinion of the Court

McLaughlin, J.:

This appeal is taken from an order which requires, among other things, that the defendant Shepard satisfy a judgment recovered by him against the defendant railway company and execute and deliver to it certain releases provided in the judgment, and that on receiving the same the railway company, within a specified time, deposit with the chamberlain of the city of New York the amount of the judgment, together with the interest thereon.

The facts set out in the papers upon which the order was made — and such facts were not disputed — were as follows : On the 4th of of May, 1872,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ShepardNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  2. Shepard v. . Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
  3. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ShepardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900

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