Devlin v. Mayor
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal by defendant from an order of this court-made at special term by Judge Yah Bkhnt, denying a motion made by the defendant to place the cause on the general calendar of the court. The facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This cause, being an action upon contract, was, by order of Hay 29, 1865, referred to a referee. From this order of reference defendants appealed to the general term, where it was affirmed July 18th, 1866. The referee made a report in favor of the plaintiff, on which judgment was entered in his favor, which, on appeal to the general term, was reversed, and judgment absolute rendered for the defendants. Plaintiff then appealed from that judgment to the Court of Appeals, which court, in October, 1875, reversed the judgment of the general term, but affirmed so much of it as reversed the judgment…
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