Williams v. . Glenny
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Supreme Court sitting in the eighth district. The action was brought to recover for certain services rendered by the plaintiff and his former partner (who had assigned his interest to the plaintiff), as proctors and advocates in the Court of Admiralty of the United States. The case was tried by Mr. Ganson, as referee.
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Appeal from the Supreme Court sitting in the eighth district. The action was brought to recover for certain services rendered by the plaintiff and his former partner (who had assigned his interest to the plaintiff), as proctors and advocates in the Court of Admiralty of the United States. The case was tried by Mr. Ganson, as referee. The plaintiff proved that he and his said’partner were employed, on behalf of the defendant, to prosecute a libel in admiralty against the steamboat The Globe, in which suit a claim was interposed by one Maxwell. There was a decree in favor of the libellant, in…
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The paper produced by the defendant was evidence merely, and not in any sense conclusive in its nature. There was no proof of an acquiescence in it, or an assent to its correctness, on the part of the defendant. From the unsigned receipt at the foot, it would appear to have been tendered for immediate payment, but it was not pretended that payment had been made, nor was it shown when or under what circumstances the paper came into the possession of the…
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- Hard v. BurtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1890
- Cooper v. ConklinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
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