Seaman v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Preston B. Seaman, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 18th day of March, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 8th day of March, 1909, denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, P. J.:
The jury, at Trial Term returned a general verdict for the defendant. The basis of this action is an alleged contract, made by the president of the borough of Queens, for plaintiff’s services as an architect in the preparation of plans, specifications, contract, etc., for the erection and completion of the Borough Building and County Court for the borough of Queens, and for supervision of the work, whereby the plaintiff was to be paid the usual, customary and legal commissions as allowed to architects. The plaintiff complains that he proceeded with his contract as far as the…
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