Gay v. Hudson River Electric Power Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York
Insolvency proceedings by Eben H. Gay and another against the Hudson River Electric Power Company and others, and by the Knickerbocker Trust Company, as trustee and cross-complainant, against Gay and others, in which the National Contracting Company and others intervened for the collection of a judgment against the Hudson River Company.
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Insolvency proceedings by Eben H. Gay and another against the Hudson River Electric Power Company and others, and by the Knickerbocker Trust Company, as trustee and cross-complainant, against Gay and others, in which the National Contracting Company and others intervened for the collection of a judgment against the Hudson River Company. Certain bondholders having induced the receivers to pérfect an appeal, the National Contracting Company applied for an order directing the receivers to withdraw the appeal, or in case such relief was denied that'they be required to give security for the…
1Opinion of the CourtRay, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The first trial on the merits of the action brought by the National Contracting Company against the Hudson River Water Power Company, December 8, 1900, resulted in a judgment, April 4, 1905, of $554,680.43 for the plaintiff. The second trial resulted in a judgment, September 24, 1906, of. $386,185.07 for the defendant on its counterclaim with a finding of $312,426.77 in'favor of the plaintiff in case the law of the case as it might be settled by the appellate court gave to the plaintiff, and not the defendant, a cause of action. Ex-Judge Alton B. Parker,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- National Contracting Co. v. Hudson River Water Power Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- National Contracting Co. v. Hudson River Water Power Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- National Contracting Co. v. Hudson River Water Power Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- National Contracting Co. v. Hudson River Water Power Co.New York Supreme Court · 1901
- In re Hudson River Water Power Co.District Court, N.D. New York · 1906