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Felbel v. Kahn

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1898PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, German Iialm, 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 7th day of January, 1898, upon the verdict of a jury, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal an order bearing date the 5th day of January, 1898, and entered in said clerk’s office nunc pro tunc as of the 5th day of January, 1898, denying the defendant’s motion for a new. trial…

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Appeal by the defendant, German Iialm, 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 7th day of January, 1898, upon the verdict of a jury, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal an order bearing date the 5th day of January, 1898, and entered in said clerk’s office nunc pro tunc as of the 5th day of January, 1898, denying the defendant’s motion for a new. trial made upon the minutes.

1Opinion of the Court

RUMSEY, J.:

This action was brought to recover an amount claimed under a special agreement, made between the parties hereto, by which, in consideration of services rendered by the plaintiff to the defendant about the sale of a certain house in New York which the defendant intended to buy, the defendant would pay over to to the plaintiff one-lialf the profits he might realize from a resale of the house. The complaint alleged that the defendant bought the house for a certain sum, in pursuance of that arrangement; that he sold it at a profit, and that he refused to pay to the plaintiff his…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Knauss v. Gottfried Krueger Brewing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
  2. Babcock v. . ReadNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  3. Duryee v. . LesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  4. Campbell Printing Press & Manuf'g Co. v. YorkstonNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
  5. Lansing v. BlissNew York Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Shoemake v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1937
  2. Joring v. HarrissCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
  3. Hanna v. McLaughlinIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Teall v. RoeserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
  5. Bigelow v. McMillinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937

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