Simpson v. Pilpoul
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, first district, entered upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The plaintiffs, pawnbrokers, received three diamond rings from a man named Brodsky, and issued a pawn ticket to him. Thereafter, the defendant, a sister of Brodsky, claiming that she was the owner of the rings and that she had lost the pawn ticket, applied to the plaintiffs for a second or stop ticket, as provided by section 44 of the General Business Law. The plaintiffs issued such a ticket to defendant, and, thereafter, on presentation of the ticket so issued, permitted the defendant to redeem the diamonds, at the same time receiving from her an affidavit setting forth her ownership of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Railroad Equipment Co. v. BlairNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
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