Morgan v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, George Morgan, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of thé county of Mew York on the 7th day of April, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 2d day of April, 1908, denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
The plaintiff, between the 1st of October, 1901, and the 6th of Movembér, 1903, was a commissioner of deeds of the city of Mew York, and as such administered an oath and certified the same to 27,500 affidavits made by various persons in or having business with the bureau of buildings in the city of Mew York. During that time he was a messenger in that department of the city government, receiving a salary of $1,500 a year. He claims that the affidavits were sworn to before him before office hours and that he is entitled to the statutory fee Of twelve cents for administering each…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Morgan v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
3Cited by1 opinion
- Morgan v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910