Orr v. South Amboy Terra Cotta Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs, George Orr and another; from an order of the Appellate Term, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 30th day of June, 1905, affirming a judgment of the City Court of the city of New York in favor of the- defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of said court
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
This is an action against the maker of ¿'promissory note for $1,000. The note was duly authorized by a resolution of the board of directors of the defendant, but it was issued to one bf the directors without consideration. The note was made in the name of the defendant, a business corporation, signed by its president and secretary, and made payable to the order of E. R. Poerschke. The payee was one of the directors. He was a mason and builder and for many years had purchased material of the plaintiffs, who were dealers in granite. He owed them $1,027. They demanded payment and he…
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