Boyle v. Staten Island & South Beach Land Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Action by William Lewis Boyle against the Staten Island & South Beach Land Company, Limited, on promissory notes. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The defendant was incorporated in November, 1890, to take over and sell certain lands situate in the county of Richmond, known as “Arrochar Park.” The tract embraced some 130 acres, and was laid out in lots for sale, which were at that time in the market. For a time Messrs. H. T. Metcalfe & Sons, real-estate agents, had charge of the property. But the owner, Mr. W. W. MacFarland, became acquainted with the plaintiff under circumstances which induced Mr. MacFarland to repose confidence in him, and some time in July or August, 1890, Mr. MacFarland made the plaintiff his agent to make sales on…
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