Brague v. . Lord
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of ¡New York affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a verdict, and affirming an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. The evidence offered by plaintiff was admissible under section 399 of the Code. (Simmons v. Sisson, 26 N. Y., 264; Lobdell v. Lobdell, 36 id., 327; Cary v. White, 59 id., 336.)
1Opinion of the Court
¡Rapallo, J.
This action was brought to recover for serf vices rendered by the plaintiff, who is an attorney at law, to ¡Rufus L. Lord, deceased, the defendant’s testator, in relation to the recovery of certain stolen property, and also for part of a reward which had been offered for the recovery and restoration of the property.
The property stolen consisted of bonds and securities, part of them the property of Mr. Lord, and part the property of a Mr. Barron. After the larceny, the plaintiff acted as the attorney for Mr. Barron in the matter, and claims that while so acting, he was introduced…
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