Cady v. McDowell
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment upon the verdict of a jury. The plaintiff proved upon the trial the facts, as stated in the opinion, and the court directed a verdict for the plaintiff, to which the defendant duly excepted, &c., &c.
1Opinion of the Court
Present — E. D. Smith, Dwight and Johnson, JJ.
By the Court
Johnson, J.
The only question in this case, is, whether the defendant at the time the alleged cause of action arose, was the keeper of a boarding-house, within the meaning and intention of the act of the legislature of April 16, 1860. (4 Stat. at large, 680.) If he was such, he was authorized by that act to detain the property and effects in question, for the amount due him for the plaintiff’s board. There is no dispute about the facts. The defendant was at the time the keeper of a grocery, and was also a housekeeper. The plaintiff was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jones v. MorrillNew York Supreme Court · 1864
- Lyon v. SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1843
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