Stokes v. Stokes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Motion by the defendant, Edward S. Stokes, for a new trial made upon a case containing exceptions, ordered to be heard at the Appellate Division in the first instance, upon the dismissal of the defendant’s counterclaim and the verdict of a jury in favor of the, plaintiff, rendered by direction of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Van Brunt, P. J.:
On the 18th of October, 1892, the plaintiff brought an action in the Superior Court of the city of New York to recover upon three promissory notes made by the defendant to the order of the plaintiff. On the 21st of October, 1892, an amended complaint was served. Upon the same day another action was brought in the same court by the plaintiff, against the defendant, to recover the amount due upon a fourth promissory note. On the 16th of November, 1892, upon the consent of the attorneys for the respective parties, the said two actions were consolidated into one action. On the…
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