Procter & Gamble Co. v. Peters, White & Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Motion by plaintiff, Procter & Gamble Company, for a new trial upon a case containing exceptions, ordered to be heard at the Appellate Division in the first instance after the direction of a verdict in defendant’s favor by the court at the close of the ease upon a trial before the court and a jury at the New York Trial Term in November, 1918.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
The plaintiff, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Ohio, brought this action against the defendant, a domestic corporation, for the conversion of fish oil, at Promised Land, N. Y., between the 1st day of August' and the 15th day of September, 1914. The answer is a general denial. The plaintiff claimed title and the right to the possession of the oil by virtue of an agreement, in writing, made between it and the Atlantic Phosphate and Oil Company, which was a domestic corporation, and which, for the sake of brevity, will be referred to as the seller, on the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Furman v. . Union Pacific R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Comfort v. KierstedNew York Supreme Court · 1857
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- Kleinhans v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922