Vitty v. Eley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, John Vitty, from a judgment of the County Court of Niagara county i'n favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Niagara on the 9th day of December, 1899, affirming the judgment of a justice of the peace. .
1Opinion of the Court
Spring, J.:
The defendant is trustee of a school district in the town-of Lock-port. In January, 1899, the schoolhouse in this district was broken into by one Joe White and a quantity of 'property stolen therefrom or destroyed. The trustee, probably by authority of the citizens of the district, although his authority is not in question, offered a reward of twenty-five dollars “ for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties ” who perpetrated the crime. The evidence shows that White and the plaintiff lived together and were cronies. White, after breaking into the schoolhouse in the night,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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