De Bautte v. Curiel
The Superior Court of New York City
Appeal from a judgment entered on a verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiffs, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
The action is for “ money loaned and advanced to the defendants,” a copartnership firm doing business under the title of “ The United Brewers Company.’’ The answer admitted the partnership ¡of the defendants under this title and denied the other allegations of the complaint. It appears by the evidence that the defendants were an importing wine house, and that their business was to sell different brands of wine.
One Farmer was a traveling salesman employed by the defendants, and was in the habit of spending large amounts of money to boom their wines. About the end of April or beginning of May,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- May v. BurrasCity of New York Municipal Court · 1884