Barbour Asphalt Paving Co. v. Griffin Roofing Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the City Court of the city of New York denying defendant’s motion for a new trial after judgment had been directed against it upon a trial before the court and a jury. Defendant does not appeal from the judgment.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitaker, J.
The plaintiff is a foreign corporation duly authorized to transact business in the state of New York. Defendant is a domestic corporation with its main office in Manhattan, New York city.
On September 20, 1907, defendant was indebted to plaintiff in the sum of $769.61, for goods sold and delivered, In October, 1907, the Rhode Island Contract *81Engineering Company (a Rhode Island corporation) was indebted to the defendant in the snm of $619.61.
In the month of October, 1907, the plaintiff instituted a suit against this defendant in the Superior Court of Rhode Island, which is a court of general…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dunstan v. . HigginsNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Schwabe v. HerzogAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914