Hooker v. . Eagle Bank of Rochester
New York Court of Appeals
In April, 1854, the defendant owned a lot of land in the city of Rochester, the buildings on which had been destroyed by fire, and it intended to erect on said premises a new building in a part of which its banking house was to be located.
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In April, 1854, the defendant owned a lot of land in the city of Rochester, the buildings on which had been destroyed by fire, and it intended to erect on said premises a new building in a part of which its banking house was to be located. Kauffman & Bissel were architects, in Rochester, at the same time; and Bissel, one of said firm, had entered into a contract with said defendant for the purchase of a part of said premises, on which the defendant was to erect a new building, but this agreement was rescinded before the transactions hereinafter mentioned. K. & B. prepared, plans and…
1Opinion of the CourtMullin, J.
Proof was given, on the trial, tending to prove an express contract by the defendant to employ Kauffman' & Bissel as architects to make plans, &c., for the new building, and to pay them therefor the sum of $1,000. The jury, by finding for the plaintiff $500 only, must have found, there was no express promise to pay K. & B. $1,000, but they have found an agreement to employ them; that they, K. & B., have performed services for the defendant, and that such services are reasonably worth $500. It is not necessary, in order to charge a corporation for services rendered, that the directors, at a…
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