Knapp v. Murphy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, James Murphy, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Monroe Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Ontario' on the 8th day of February, 189J, setting aside an execution issued against the person of the plaintiff to the sheriff of Ontario county.
1Opinion of the Court
Hardin, P. J.:
On the 31st day of October, 1895, Knapp, the plaintiff and respondent, brought an action in Justice’s Court in Ontario county, before A. Dunham, Esq., a justice of the peace, and lodged with the justice of the peace a written complaint containing the following words: “That on or about the 19th day of June, 1895, the said defendant, for value received, made, executed and delivered to the plaintiff an assignment and transfer of certain moneys that he was to receive from the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, and thereby agreed to become the agent of the plaintiff for the collection…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Farrelly v. . HubbardNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Parker v. SpearThe Superior Court of New York City · 1882
- Babcock v. SmithNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892
- Longuemare v. NicholsCity of New York Municipal Court · 1889