Hitchings v. . Van Brunt

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The single question raised on the present appeal is, what is the true construction and legal effect of the agreement seth forth in the complaint? Or, reducing it to practical application, did the defendant's intestate, by settling his controversy after an appeal had been taken to the Court of Appeals, become liable to pay to the plaintiff the $1,000 mentioned in the agreement? The judge at the trial, charged that he did. The court in General Term have decided…