Reynolds v. Van Beuren
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from trial term. Action by Charles H. Reynolds against Alfred Van Beuren and others. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBookstaver, J.
This action was originally brought against the defendants, as lessees of the roof privileges and sign on the premises No. 1277 Broadway, and also against the owners of the building. At the close of plaintiff’s case the action was dismissed as to the owners of the fee, and the appellants contend that it should also have been dismissed as to them, on the grounds: (1) That the plaintiff had failed to prove that the appellants were lessees and in possession of the roof of the premises 1277 Broadway, or that they had erected or caused to be erected thereon the signboard in question for advertising…
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- Volkmar v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
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