Devine v. Melton

The plaintiff asks for an accounting by the defendant Melton with respect to a judgment obtained by said defendant against the firm of Havemeyers & Elder on November 11, 1914. On or about May 12, 1913, the plaintiff agreed with the defendants to advance $7,000 for the purpose of purchasing from said firm the job of wrecking certain buildings and clearing a site on land owned by the firm in Brooklyn. He also agreed to deposit with the owners of the land $5,000 as a guaranty for the faithful performance of the contract; and it was further agreed that the plaintiff should furnish the necessary…