Gribson v. Stone
New York Supreme Court
APPEAL by the plaintiffs from a judgment entered upon the report of a referee. The plaintiffs recovered judgment against the defendants Andrew S. Stone, Samuel Bates, Charles A. Lord and Edwin Lord, for the sum of $56,337.04, but failed to recover against the other defendants. The principal questions arising in this action are between the plaintiffs composing the firm of Gribson, Hankey & Co., and the defendants composing the firm of Stone &*Co. and their creditors.
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APPEAL by the plaintiffs from a judgment entered upon the report of a referee. The plaintiffs recovered judgment against the defendants Andrew S. Stone, Samuel Bates, Charles A. Lord and Edwin Lord, for the sum of $56,337.04, but failed to recover against the other defendants. The principal questions arising in this action are between the plaintiffs composing the firm of Gribson, Hankey & Co., and the defendants composing the firm of Stone &*Co. and their creditors. There was no dispute as to the facts. In December, 1860, the defendants Stone & Co. of Manchester were possessed of certain…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Clerke, J.
I concur with the referee in the' opinion that the three letters, of December 29, 1860, January 11, and January 29, 1861, did not create any specific lien upon the goods mentioned in these letters. The first letter states that the Hew York house should hold the proceeds of the sales of certain goods for the plaintiffs’ account, as security for the payment of their acceptances of Messrs. J ames Black & Co.’s two drafts for £5000 each, drawn as an advance against the above mentioned shipment^ The second letter of January 11, 1861, written by the plaintiffs to Messrs.…
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