Hobkirk v. Green
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, second district, rendered in favor of the plaintiff upon a trial, had before the court, without a jury. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGiegerich, J.
This action was brought to recover one-half of the agreed price of one improved Ryder engine and fittings which plaintiff placed in the premises No. 208 West Sixty-seventh street, Borough of Manhattan. The defendant was the owner of the adjoining house, known as number 210, and it is claimed that one Millard F. Sparr, who accepted in writing plaintiff’s proposal to furnish such engine, was his agent in the transaction.
The apparatus was erected for the purpose of pumping water into both houses, the owners of which, according to plaintiff’s contention, were to bear equally the expenses…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hyatt v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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