Sinclair v. Galland
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal by the defendant Galland from a judgment of the general term of Marine Court, affirming a judgment of special term in favor of plaintiff. The action was brought to recover from defendants as copartners commission upon an order procured from one Goodsell for a hydraulic elevator to be manufactured and put up.
1Opinion of the Court
Joseph F." Daly, J. [after stating that the judgment in plaintiff’s favor would have to be reversed and a new trial ordered for error in admitting evidence].
Although the present appeal must be disposed of on the foregoing points, it would not be proper to send the case back for a new trial without considering the main question in the case, the liability of Samuel Galland, the defendant, on the facts plaintiff claims to have established—a claim justified by the verdict of the jury. Those facts are, that the plaintiff was employed by Samuel Galland and Henry Bush, who were copartners, to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Briggs v. . Briggs and VoseNew York Court of Appeals · 1857