Kranichfelt v. Slattery
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from city court, general term. Action by Charles Kranichfelt against John Slattery. From a judgment of the city court (29 F. Y. Supp. 687) affirming a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, C. J.
The action was brought upon a bond alleged to have been executed by the defendant,'as surety for the performance by one Lynch of his contract with plaintiff to excavate the latter’s, lot on Audubon avenue of rock and earth, and to remove from adjoining premises some of said rock and earth, which had been placed, thereon by Lynch, and also to do the mason work for new buildings on the plaintiff’s lot. The defense was a denial of the execution of the bond sued upon, and the question tried before the jury was whether the signature to the bond was defendant’s signature, or was a forgery. The…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Baber v. Broadway & Seventh Avenue RailroadNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1894
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