Thedford v. Reade
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a judgment, in favor o-f the defendant, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, tenth district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtLeventritt, J.
On a verified complaint for goods sold and delivered, the plaintiff sued for the conceded value of coal and wood ordered by the wife of the defendant while the latter was confined, by legal commitment, in the Bloomingdale Lunatic Asylum.
On a previous appeal to this court judgment in favor of the plaintiff was reversed on the ground that the plaintiff failed to establish that the defendant’s wife “ was not otherwise provided for and that he was warranted in furnishing this coal to her on defendant’s credit.”
Upon a retrial the plaintiff sought to supply the proof, the absence of which had…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hatch v. LeonardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Milch v. Westchester Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Jennings v. Piwinski, New York County Courts1928
- Bergman v. NeidhardtAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1902