Davidson v. Mayor of New York
The Superior Court of New York City
This action was brought to recover damages for personal property destroyed by a mob in the city of New York, in July, 1863. The complaint alleged that at the times hereinafter mentioned, the plaintiff was a boarder in the family of William Treitel, at 175 East Thirty-third street, in said city, and was the owner, on the 14th day of July, 1863, and possessed of, the following goods, chattels and property, and the same were reasonably and justly worth the sums set opposite…
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This action was brought to recover damages for personal property destroyed by a mob in the city of New York, in July, 1863. The complaint alleged that at the times hereinafter mentioned, the plaintiff was a boarder in the family of William Treitel, at 175 East Thirty-third street, in said city, and was the owner, on the 14th day of July, 1863, and possessed of, the following goods, chattels and property, and the same were reasonably and justly worth the sums set opposite each article viz: (specifying various articles of wearing apparel, a watch, money in pocket book, &c.,) the whole amounting…
1DissentBarbour, J.
(dissenting.) The complaint in this action • alleged that, on the 14th of July last, the plaintiff owned and possessed certain articles of wearing apparel, a sum of money, watch and other chattels, carried on his person, of a certain value, in the aggregate, ($127;) that a mob of rioters then collected in this city, for the space of four days terrified, overpowered, and killed many citizens, openly defied, terrified and overpowered all the public authorities of the city, and destroyed much property ; that on the last named day, while such rioters were lawlessly engaged in pillaging and…
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