Strickland v. . Henry
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 9, 1902, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court and an order denying a motion for a new trial., The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The ease was for the jury. (Eastman v. Shaw, 65 N. Y. 522; Claflin v. Boorum, 122 N. Y. 385; McDonald v. M. S. Ry.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 9, 1902, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court and an order denying a motion for a new trial., The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The ease was for the jury. (Eastman v. Shaw, 65 N. Y. 522; Claflin v. Boorum, 122 N. Y. 385; McDonald v. M. S. Ry. Co., 167 N. Y. 69; Padburg v. M. S. Ry. Co., 75 N. Y. Supp. 952; Gildersleeve v. Landon, 73 N. Y. 609; Volkmor v. M. Ry. Co., 134 N.…
1Opinion of the Court
Parker, Ch. J.
This action was brought on a promissory note for $175 made by William Henry to the order of Tony Rheims, who thereafter, and before maturity, indorsed it and delivered it to plaintiff, receiving therefor $157.50. The answer set up usury, the claim 'of defendant and Rheims being that the note had no legal inception prior to its delivery to plaintiff, inasmuch as it had been made by defendant solely for the accommodation of Rheims. If such were the fact the transaction between Rheims and plaintiff amounted in law to a discount of an accommodation note at a greater discount than…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McDonald v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Eastman v. . ShawNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Straus v. Tradesmen's National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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