Drake v. Lauer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, John N. Drake, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Monroe on the 2d day of April, 1903, upon the report of a referee dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Stover, J.:
This is an action brought by an assignee for an alleged balance due under a contract for the rendition of services.
The complaint alleges that one C. was employed to assist defendants “ in getting contracts from the State, to enable them to perform work for the State upon the said Erie Canal and to assist them in prosecuting such work.”
There is no specification in the complaint as to the character of the services which were to be performed by C. in obtaining contracts from the State. There are some allegations with regard to services *88performed by C. after the contract had been let,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Oscanyan v. Arms Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Chesebrough v. . ConoverNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Mills v. . MillsNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Dunham v. Hastings Pavement Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Drake v. SieboldNew York Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Sirkin v. Fourteenth Street StoreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Palmer v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Primeau v. GranfieldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1911
- Dettloff v. Hammond, Standish & Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1917
- Attridge v. PembrokeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932
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