Bean v. . Edge
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court in the city of New York, entered upon an order made December 6, 1880, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon the report of a referee. This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged taking and conversion of a quantity of furniture.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court in the city of New York, entered upon an order made December 6, 1880, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon the report of a referee. This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged taking and conversion of a quantity of furniture. In March, 1857, George W. Edge, defendant’s intestate, leased a hotel, situate in Jersey City, to one Moses Bean, for five years from May 1, 1857. Bean entered into possession of the demised premises; he had in the hotel the furniture in question. On the 1st day of…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The plaintiff’s claim rests upon the title acquired from Moses H. Bean, who had leased certain real estate, to wit, a hotel situate in Jersey City, of the defendant’s intestate, and was the owner of the furniture therein, for the value of which a recovery was had in this action. Moses H. Bean leased the real estate for the unexpired term to one Ely, and also executed to him a lease thereof and an agreement in regard to the personal property, which gave him a right to use and to purchase it upon certain terms stated. If Ely performed all the conditions of the agreement at the end of the term,…
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