Legal Opinion

Jaeger v. City of New York

New York Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1903PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Trial of an issue of law raised by a demurrer to a defence.

1Opinion of the Court

Gaynor, J.:

The complaint is in substance that by a mutual mistake of fact the plaintiff’s intestate paid to the defendant and the defendant received of her a certain sum as and for a tax which had been levied against her real estate, but which had in fact never been levied against it.

The answer is in two paragraphs, as follows:

“ The defendant answering the amended complaint of the plaintiff denies any knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the allegations of the complaint numbered, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh.
“Further answering this defendant…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wayland v. . TysenNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  2. Smith v. . CoeNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
  3. Hopkins v. MeyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Blumenfeld v. StineNew York Supreme Court · 1904

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