Legal Opinion

Gilmer Bros. v. Singer

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided November 19, 1914PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Seventh District. Action by the Gilmer Bros. Company, Incorporated, against Jacob Singer. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.

1Per curiam

This action was brought upon a check given by defendant in payment of goods sold and delivered to him by plaintiff. The only defense offered was that the plaintiff was doing business in this state as a foreign corporation, without having complied with sections 15 and 16, General Corporation Law, and section 181, of the General Tax Law.

The testimony shows without dispute that one Cunningham, who is a dry goods broker, was the only salesman of the plaintiff in this state; that he takes orders for merchandise; that his only compensation is the commission paid him by plaintiff upon sales made by…

2Cited by1 opinion

  1. McDowell v. Starobin Electrical Supply Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1918

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