Townsend v. Tompkins
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Dutchess county court. Action by John M. Townsend against Mary G. Tompkins. A judgment rendered for plaintiff by the justice, before whom the cause was tried, was affirmed by the county court, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
The plaintiff commenced this action in a court of a justice •of the peace to recover the value of his services in writing a policy of fire insurance for the defendant, and upon the trial it appeared that he was an agent of a fire insurance company, and made out a policy of insurance for the defendant, and delivered the same to her, which she returned in a few days. The justice rendered a judgment for the plaintiff, which was affirmed on appeal to the county court, and the defendant has appealed from the judgment of affirmance to the court. Our conclusion is that the defendant incurred no…
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