Walter v. Hangen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
■ Appeal by the defendant, Leonard Hangen, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 22d day of May, 1901, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order bearing date the 21st day of May, 1901, and entered in said clerk’s office, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J. :
The plaintiff in this action sought to recover the damages sustained by reason of a breach of a contract by which the defendant agreed to rebuild two buildings known as Hos. 20 and 22 Clinton place in the city of Hew York. The amount of damages demanded in the complaint was $10,000 and interest, and the jury found a *41verdict for the plaintiff for $7,700; and from the judgment entered upon that verdict and from an order denying a motion for new trial the defendant appeals.
By the contract between the parties the defendant was “ to alter, erect and rebuild the buildings upon the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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