Shipman v. Kelley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Erie County. Action by Chaunoey N. Shipman and others against Thomas Kelley. The complaint was dismissed (38 FT. Y. Supp. 597), and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
—In the year of 1894, the plaintiffs, who were co-partners, viere engaged in business at the city of-Buffalo, in this state, as wholesale dealers in coal, and the firm of Harwood & Irish were engaged in selling the same commodity at retail at the village of Skaneateles. In order that the last-mentioned firm might obtain credit of the plaintiffs for such coal as it might purchase of them, the defendant, on the 25th of January, 1894, executed and delivered to the plaintiffs his -certain instrument in writing, of which the following is a copy:
“ Skaneateles, FT. Y., Jan. 25, 1894.
“ For a valuable…
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