Averbuck v. Becher
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Eighth District. Action by Harris Averbuck against Nathan Becher and another. From a judgment'for defendants, after a trial with a jury, plaintiff appeals. Reversed, and new trial ordered.
1Opinion of the CourtGerard, J.
This action was brought by plaintiff to recover $150 on a promissory note madb by one Nathan Becher to the order of Solomon Becher, and indorsed by the latter and by one Louis Drillich. Solomon Becher was the only defendant served.
The defendant Solomon Becher defended on the ground that this note for $150 had been paid, and that he was released thereon by an agreement with the plaintiff by which the plaintiff accepted two notes for $75 each made by the American Amusement Premium Company.
The only ground upon which plaintiff seeks a reversal of the judgment in favor of the defendants is that…
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- Schliep v. Box Board & Lining Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1911