Niele v. Stokes
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the City Court of the city of Mew York, entered in favor of the plaintiff upon the verdict of a jury, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtGiegerich, J.
One of the points upon which the appellant lays great stress is that the City Oourt of the city of Mew York had no jurisdiction of the first cause of action set forth in the complaint. In that cause of action the plaintiff sought to recover back from the defendant the sum of two hundred dollars which the plaintiff had deposited as security for the faithful performance of his duties as janitor and collector of rents of the houses in question.
The defendant claimed that the plaintiff had collected and received rents in excess of his wages and the expenses paid or incurred by him, and that such…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gutman v. RogersNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1891
- Frost v. Weehawken Wharf Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1901
- Goldberg v. FreemanAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905