Amory v. Washington Steamboat Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Washington Steamboat Company, Limited, 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 10th day of December, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 11th day of December, 1906, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such…
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Appeal by the defendant, The Washington Steamboat Company, Limited, 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 10th day of December, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 11th day of December, 1906, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal an order entered on the 6th day of December, 1906, purporting to correct the sealed verdict rendered by the jury.
1Dissent
Lambert, J. (dissenting):. The plaintiff alleged, as 1ns cause of action, that the defendant, a corporation, was in the years 1899, 1900 and a portion of 1901 the owner of certain steamboats, then located in the city of Washington ; that Henry Hart, the president of the corporation* and its authorized agent, requested the plaintiff to find a purchaser willing and able to buy certain properties of the defendant; that the plaintiff entered into a contract with the defendant whereby it was agreed that the property should be placed in the hands of the for*824mer for sale, and that if the plaintiff…
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- Clark v. LudeNew York Supreme Court · 1892
- Gunn v. GunnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907