Bell v. Fox
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Annie Fox and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 12th day of November, 1909, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Kings County Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, J.:
The plaintiff pleaded full performance of his agreement witn defendant Annie Fox to build a house.upon land of which both defendants later became tenants by the entirety, and also indebted-, ness for extra work. The contract provided that the, plaintiff should build a house “in a good, workmanlike and' substantial manner, to the satisfaction and under the direction of James D. Fox, to be testified by a writing or certificate under the hand of the said James D. Fox.” The answer denies performance by the plaintiff- in several respects, and contains a counterclaim for damages. The…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bell v. FoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
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