Bicknell v. Spier
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from city court, general term. Action by Henry G-. Bicknell against Gilbert M. Spier, Jr., as receiver of the Vertical Tube Boiler Company, substituted as defendant in place of said company, to recover moneys alleged to have been loaned to defendant company by plaintiff’s assignor, and for services rendered to it by him as its manager. From a judgment of the city court (23 N. Y. Supp. 1165) affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
On April 4, 1890, the Vertical Tube Boiler Company entered into an agreement in writing with one Clinton E. *387Jackson, under which, in substance, the company was to create or raise a treasury fund of $15,000 in cash, which was to be used by it as a permanent working capital for the purposes of its business, and towards that end Jackson agreed to lend it $3,750, to be paid at once. Jackson was to be employed as manager of the company’s business for the period of six monthsl commencing April 7, 1890, and to receive a monthly salary of $300, besides which the company promised to pay him one-fourth…
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