Weisheit v. Pabst Brewing Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Carl Weisheit, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the respondent, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 13th day of April, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Shearn, J.:
Plaintiff’s claim is, in substance, that upon the representation of the defendant Hilbert that a valid liquor license existed authorizing the conduct of a liquor saloon at certain premises on St. Mark’s avenue, Brooklyn, he paid Hilbert $1,500 for a lease of the premises, spent over $12,000 in fitting up and stocking the place, and went into debt to the defendant Pabst Brewing Company for an additional $4,000 for improvements, etc., made by that company, and then, a few weeks later, found that the license was invalid. The license was canceled because the consents were forged and…
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