Etzkorn v. Levy
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Fifth District. . Action by John C. Etzkorn against Abraham J. Levy, impleaded with Coleman E. Madden and George W. Lederer. From a judgment for plaintiff, after a trial by a judge without a jury, defendant Levy appeals. Reversed, and complaint dismissed.
1Opinion of the CourtBijur, J.
Plaintiff sues for four weeks’ wages as a carpenter, at $50 a week, under an engagement for at least four weeks. He was employed by the defendant Lederer, who was not served with process. It appeared that the three defendants had engaged in a certain joint venture, and that in the agreement between them it was provided that “all contracts involving an expenditure of more than $100 shall be signed by all three parties.” The plaintiff was employed by defendant Lederer in person, and at the time of such employment plaintiff conceded that he was not aware of the joint venture, or of any interest…
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