Griggs v. Day
The Superior Court of New York City
Appeal by plaintiff from judgment entered upon the report of a referee. The facts sufficiently appear in the head notes and the opinions.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.—Sedgwick, Ch. J.
The action was for an accounting in respect of mutual dealings between the parties that concerned the construction of a railway for the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Company. The answer averred that there had been a final settlement in respect of the dealings, and that if there were a new accounting the plaintiff would be found to be largely indebted to the defendants. The referee held that there should be an accounting and proceeded to take it.
The referee found that, about September 24,1879, a contract was made between the plaintiff and the Wheeling & Lake Erie…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. . MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Hawks v. HinchcliffNew York Supreme Court · 1854
- Southwick v. SaxNew York Supreme Court · 1832
- Gage v. PunchardNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1875