Johnson v. Alexander
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, New York county, Action by Russell Johnson and another, composing the firm of Johnson Bros., against Howard T. Alexander and others. From a judgment entered on dismissal of the complaint on a trial before a jury, plaintiffs appeal. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtIngraham, J.
The liability of the respondents depends upon the relation which they assumed to those dealing with them, and largely upon the construction to be given to an agreement between them which contemplated the erection of a stand upon certain premises in the city of New York, and the division of the profits arising from the use of the stand. The dedication of the monument to Gen. Grant, which included a parade, having been arranged for April 27, 1897, the erection of stands from which to review that procession had been a question largely discussed; and these de- , fendants entered into an agreement…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hackett v. . StanleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Hull v. BarthAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
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