Joyce v. Mayor of New York
New York Court of Common Pleas
This was an appeal to the general term of this court from an order made and entered at the special term, vacating a judgment obtained against the defendants by the plaintiff for $2,231.10 with costs. The facts appear at large in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the court, Hilton, J.
This action appears to have been brought to recover of the defendants the damages which the plaintiff claims to have sustained, by reason of the refusal of the city inspector to award him a contract, for filling in certain sunken lots in this city. This case, although not in its nature referable, was by the consent of the late corporation counsel, referred to a sole referee to hear and determine. Upon a report in favor of the plaintiff, judgment has been entered against the defendants for $2,237.10.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Travis v. WatersCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1815
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