Lefevre v. Silo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, James P. Silo, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 3d day of April, 190.5, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 3d day of April, 1905, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The complaint alleges that in the month of September, 1898, the plaintiff’s intestate and the defendant entered into an agreement, terminable by either on' sixty days’ notice to' the other, whereby it was agreed between them that the plaintiff’s intestate should perform and render certain work, labor and services for the defendant' in his business known as Fifth Avenue Art Gallery in New York city, from and after October 1, 1898, and until May 1, 1903, unless sooner terminated by either, at an agreed compensation to be paid by defendant to plaintiff’s intestate of one-sixth of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Leggett v. . HydeNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Everett v. CoeNew York Supreme Court · 1848
3Cited by2 opinions
- Jones v. WalkerAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1906
- Reynolds v. SearleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919