Legal Opinion

Hess v. W. & J. Sloane

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 15, 1901PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, W. & J. Sloane, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 27th day of February, 1901, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 4th day of March, 1901, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.

1Opinion of the Court

Ingraham, J.:

This action is brought to recover $3,500, the amount of a promissory note made by a copartnership doing business in the city of New York under the name of Foster Brothers indorsed and paid by the plaintiff’s assignor. The complaint alleges that the firm of Foster Brothers at the date of the making of the note “ were agents for the above-named defendant,- and as such agents were engaged in the man*523agement of the hotel known as the 'New Amsterdam Hotel ’ in the city of Hew York-and as such agents were engaged in conducting the business of operating said hotel for the benefit of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. National Park Bank v. German-American Mutual Warehousing & Security Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
  2. H. Koehler & Co. v. ReinheimerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. General Overseas Films, Ltd. v. Robin International, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
  2. Thomas Gordon Malting Co. v. Bartels Brewing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1912
  3. Gause v. . Commonwealth Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
  4. American Surety Co. v. Philippine National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
  5. Karsch v. Pottier & Stymus Manufacturing & Improvement Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903

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