Boyle v. Williams
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from special term. Action by John Boyle and others against Joseph M. Williams to recover the value of personal property alleged to have been converted by defendant. Defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon a verdict directed by the court. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
The appeal is from the judgment, and not from an order entered on defendant’s motion for a new trial, and we are therefore to consider only the exceptions taken on behalf of the appellant to the rulings on the trial. Peil v. Reinhart, 127 N. Y. 381, 27 N. E. Rep. 1077. The plaintiffs sought to recover the value of certain chattels alleged to have been converted by the defendant, and the complaint contained all appropriate allegations essential to such an action. The answer, besides the defense that defendant had possession of the chattels by virtue of certain liens, of which no evidence was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Peil v. . ReinhartNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
3Cited by1 opinion
- Reeves v. BushbyNew York Supreme Court · 1898