Fischer v. Motor Boat Club of America
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, third district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Guriam.
This is an appeal from a judgment, rendered on the verdict of a jury, in plaintiff’s favor, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. The action was for lent on a written lease, signed by the secretary of defendant in the corporation name, sealed with the corporation seal, and delivered by the secretary to the plaintiff. The defense of the defendant is that the alleged lease was not the act of the defendant;. that it had never been authorized by the proper authorities of the defendant, and that the latter had never ratified it, so as to make it binding upon it. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kent v. . Quicksilver Mining Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Indianapolis Rolling Mill v. St. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Alexander v. . CauldwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Karsch v. Pottier & Stymus Manufacturing & Improvement Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Cunningham v. Massena Springs & Ft. C. R.New York Supreme Court · 1892
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