People v. Denison
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, entered upon, the report of three referees. The complaint alleged that the defendant Henry D. Denison entered into a contract with the plaintiff to do certain work on the-canal; that though the contract was made in the name of said Denison, yet that said Denison was, in fact, in the making thereof and the subsequent doing of the work, acting as a partner with the other defendants, who were jointly interested with him therein;…
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Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, entered upon, the report of three referees. The complaint alleged that the defendant Henry D. Denison entered into a contract with the plaintiff to do certain work on the-canal; that though the contract was made in the name of said Denison, yet that said Denison was, in fact, in the making thereof and the subsequent doing of the work, acting as a partner with the other defendants, who were jointly interested with him therein; that before the signing of the contract an estimate of the expense of doing the work mentioned therein had been made by…
1Opinion of the Court
Learned, P. J. :
The complaint in this action alleges that the defendants, through Denison, without right, by means of frauds, devices, false pretences . and vouchers, and corrupt combinations with the State officers, have obtained moneys owned by and belonging to the State, to the sum of $417,571. It sets out the alleged frauds, and avers .that the defendants falsely pretended and procured false certificates from engineers on the canal that they had performed work and furnished materials to the amount of $150,337.02; while 'in fact no part of the work had been done or the materials furnished,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Whiteside v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- People v. . StephensNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Brady v. . the Mayor, C., of the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Board of Supervisors v. . EllisNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Miller v. . BarberNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
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