Hahnenfeld v. Wolff
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from Sixth district court. Action by Henry Hahnenfeld against Bernard W. Wolff to recover the price of merchandise sold and delivered. From a judgment in favor of defendant, rendered by the justice without a jury, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
It was conceded by the defendant that the sale was made to him through the instrumentality of one Grimshaw, and it conclusively appeared from the invoice in defendant’s possession, and produced by him, upon which the alleged payments to Grimshaw were receipted for by the latter, that the defendant, before such payments, knew the plaintiff, and not Grimshaw, to be his vendm. Grimshaw' was employed by the plaintiff to solicit orders from customers, and did not appear to have been intrusted with the possession of the whole or any part of the merchandise sold. Under these circumstances the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Higgins v. . MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- McKindly v. DunhamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
- Lamb v. HirschbergNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892
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