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
- Wayland v. . TysenNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Smith v. . CoeNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Hopkins v. MeyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
3Cited by1 opinion
- Blumenfeld v. StineNew York Supreme Court · 1904