Robertson v. Ongley Electric Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made December 14, 1894, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court dismissing the complaint on trial at Special Term. This was an action upon a promissory note. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. This action is not prematurely brought. (Herrman v. M. Ins.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made December 14, 1894, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court dismissing the complaint on trial at Special Term. This was an action upon a promissory note. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. This action is not prematurely brought. (Herrman v. M. Ins. Co., 81 N. Y. 188; Westcott v. Thompson, 18 id. 145 ; Ward v. Whitney, 8 id. 446 ; Savage v. H. Ins. Co., 52 id. 502 ; Rohrbach v. G. Ins. Co., 62 id. 63 ;…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The only question involved in this appeal is whether the note upon which the action was brought was due, and this depends upon the construction which should be given to the instrument which accompanied it.
The action was upon a promissory note made by the defendant of §22,783.33, dated New York, Nov. 1, 1892, payable two years after date to the plaintiff’s order in the city of New York, with interest at five jier cent. The action was commenced on April 4,1893, about five months after it was made. The defendant is a New Jersey corporation, with its principal office and place of business in that…
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