Wicks v. Monihan
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. This action was brought by Jay Wicks, as treasurer of Local Assembly Ho. 4.119 of the Knights of Labor, against Edward H. Monihan and John 0. Stack, and was tried before a referee in Montgomery county, who directed judgment to be entered for plaintiff. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtPutnam, J.
The action was brought on a note of $500 made by defend■ants, Hovember 23, 1886, to the order of William Perry, William Ryland, John Silber, trustees, and Jay Wicks, treasurer, of Local Assembly Ho. 4,119 •of the Knights of Labor, alleged to be an unincorporated association consisting of more than seven persons, located at Amsterdam, H. Y., which was in ■existence on Hovember 1, 1886, and continued until the trial of the action. Plaintiff is, and during all said time was, treasurer of said association. The action is brought pursuant to section 1919 of the Civil Code.
There was sufficient…
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