Fry v. Clow
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Monroe county court. Action by James W. Fry against Elijah L. Clow for the conversion of a piano and stool. Plaintiff appeals from an order dismissing his complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtDwight, J.
The action was for the conversion of a piano and stool. The complaint alleged property in the plaintiff, the right to immediate possession, and that the same was duly demanded by him and refused by the defendant. The answer, among other things, denied the allegation of demand and refusal, and pleaded the statute of limitations. The defendant came into the possession of the property in 1874, under a written contract with the plaintiff’s assignors, (D. L. Fry So Co.,) by which he was to pay for its use the sum of $425, in installments of $50 every six months, with interest annually on the sum…
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