Woodhouse v. . Duncan
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made May 8, 1885, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiffs to recover the sum of $6,966.86, alleged to be due from the defendants for the use of the steamship Francis Wright, under a charter-party dated September 13, 1872. The complaint alleges that the steamship was chartered by the defendants for the purpose of going to Galveston, Texas, and bringing thence a cargo of fresh beef. The defendants, in their answer, besides denying most of the material allegations of the complaint, alleged that the steamship was chartered by a written charter-party to the firm of Duncan & Poey; that the plaintiffs wholly failed…
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