Secor v. Tradesmen's National Bank
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs, James F. Secor, Jr., and another, as executors, etc., from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 3d day of March, 1911, upon the decision of the court rendered after-a trial at the New York Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Dowling, J.:
The firm of Burgess & Secor, composed of Phineas Burgess, Charles A. Secor and James F. Secor, was interested prior to the year 1884 in a contract made with the government of the United States for the construction of a monitor. The firm had a claim for damages against the government arising out of certain delays, acts and omissions on the part of the latter. ■ Phineas Burgess and Charles A. Secor both died in December, 1884, leaving James F. Secor as the sole surviving partner of the firm. The interests of the various partners in the firm had been as follows: Phineas Burgess…
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