Poulson v. De Navarro
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Kings county. Action to recover for work done by Niels Poulson and others against Jose F. De Navarro and others. From judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtJenks, J.
The learned counsel for the appellants has argued his appeal with great ability and ingenuity, but I think that the judgment should be affirmed. In 1881, De Navarro planned to build 18 apartment houses in New York City. He took title to land in the name of Clyne, and organized eight separate apartment associations. In November, 1882, he made a contract in his own name with these, plaintiffs for interior work on four of the apartment houses. All of the stock subscriptions to the apartment associations were not paid in, so that in June, 1883, De Navarro organized the Central Park *178Building…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cassidy v. . HallNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Zabriskie v. CoatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899