Cowley v. . Fabien
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 23, 1910, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict.
1Opinion of the CourtCollin, J.
The plaintiff, as the assignee of the American Cocoanut & Importing Company, seeks, by this action, to recover from the defendant the sum of $1,000, alleged to have been paid by plaintiff’s assignor to the defendant under duress of property.
The judgment upon the verdict in favor of plaintiff has been affirmed by the Appellate Division, with a dissent on the part of two justices. We must read the record and affirm the judgment if we find any evidence or reasonable inferences therefrom in support of the verdict. (Hickok v. Auburn Light, Heat & Power Co., 200 N. Y. 464; Serano v. N. Y. C. & H.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Harmony v. . BinghamNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
- Stenton v. . JeromeNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Lonergan v. BufordSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Jerome v. . Queen City Cycle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Scholey v. . MumfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
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