Howland v. Woodruff
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the City Court of Brooklyn, affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon an order dismissing the complaint on trial and affirming an order denying a motion for a new trial. This was an action to recover possession of 4,055 bushels of barley.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the City Court of Brooklyn, affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon an order dismissing the complaint on trial and affirming an order denying a motion for a new trial. This was an action to recover possession of 4,055 bushels of barley. The barley was shipped November 11, 1871, by Brown & Smith for plaintiffs, at Aurora, N. Y., for New York city, on board a canal boat, in bulk, with other barley shipped by Brown & Smith for other owners and consigned to other consignees. This barley was consigned to “ Griffin & Willets, No. 10 South…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
If by any protest on our part the profession could be induced to abandon the machine-made cases which, under the present system, have taken the place of the methodical and carefully prepared cases and bills of exception of former days, the court would plead earnestly for such a reform, as it would be a great relief to every court of review, and aid in the dispatch of business and in an intelligent administration of justice. Stenographers have taken the place of the attorneys whose duty it is to prepare, and of the counsel whose duty it is to peruse and examine, and of the judge who should…
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