Uncas Paper Co. v. Corbin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for goods sold, by an assignee of the claim, brought to the Superior Court for New London County and tried to the jury before Case, J.; from an order setting aside, as against evidence, a verdict in its favor, the plaintiff appealed.
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Action for goods sold, by an assignee of the claim, brought to the Superior Court for New London County and tried to the jury before Case, J.; from an order setting aside, as against evidence, a verdict in its favor, the plaintiff appealed. Paragraph 1 of the complaint was as follows : “ The plaintiff is the actual dona fide owner of the debt, claim and chose in action hereinafter set forth, by a written assignment made and executed to it on February 18th, 1901, by Cornell & Ward, a partnership composed of R. R. Cornell and Theodore H. Ward.” This paragraph was denied in the answer. There was…
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
The verdict was set aside, as against evidence, on the ground that the jury clearly mistook the law in finding that the plaintiff ever became the equitable and bona fide owner of the claim in suit. In the application to rectify the appeal, which ivas supported by the affidavit of counsel, it is averred that the appellant asked the trial court to rule that this question was not open under the pleadings. This averment has not been denied, and although the seven days ordinarily to be allowed under the Rules of Court, p. 95, § 14, had not elapsed when the case was called for argument, we think…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Burr v. HartySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- Loomis v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
- Bissell v. DickersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- Howe v. RaymondSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- Lewis v. HealySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- State v. BelangerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
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