Williams v. . Hays
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 November 18,1892, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial, and also affirmed an order denying a motion for a re-argument.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made November 18,1892, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial, and also affirmed an order denying a motion for a re-argument. This action was brought by plaintiff, as assignee of the Phoenix Insurance Company, to recover the sum of §893.89, paid to the firm of Parsons & Loud, as owners of one-sixteenth of a vessel, upon a policy of insurance issued by the Phoenix Insurance Company to said…
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
The defendant and others, among whom were Parsons and Loud, were joint owners of the brig “ Sheldon.” By an arrangement between the defendant and the other owners he took the vessel to sail on shares. He was to man the vessel, to pay the crew and to furnish the supplies, and he was to have one-half of her earnings, after certain deductions, for his share, and the other owners were to have from him the other half, after certain deductions, for their share. He was to have the absolute control and management of the vessel, and became her owner pro hac vice. (Webb v. Pierce, 1 Curt. 113; Thorp v.…
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