Meres v. Emmons
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Janies G. Emmons, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 30tli day of June, 1904, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial before the court without a jury at the New York Trial Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The action was based upon a policy of insurance issued by certain underwriters doing business under the name of South American Union Underwriters of New York, by Daynes, Ryder & Co. as their duly authorized attorneys and managers. The execution of the power of attorney by the defendant, which authorized these agents to issue policies for him, was attempted to be proved by the same evidence as that offered in the case of Schaffer v. Emmons (103 App. Div. 399), and for the reasons stated in that case we are of the opinion that the power of attorney was not proved, and that its…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ketchum v. BeldingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Schaffer v. EmmonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905