May v. Burras
City of New York Municipal Court
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff upon trial before the court without a jury. Frederick May sued Howard K. Burras to recover the amount of. a check drawn by him and unpaid. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment in *385favor of plaintiff at trial term, upon a trial before the court without a jury.
The action was upon a check or draft drawn by defendant in favor of plaintiff. The answer set up want of consideration, and under this answer defendant sought to prove that the clerk was given in settlement of a gaming transaction. I have carefully examined the authorities cited by the appellant and also many others, and have failed to find a single case which supports his contention, or which in any manner establishes the doctrine, that illegality of consideration (purely…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Oscanyan v. Arms Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Marie v. . GarrisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Calvo v. . DaviesNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- McKyring v. . BullNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- Wheelock v. . LeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Ocorr & Rugg Co. v. City of Little FallsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Cary v. Western Union Telephone Co.New York Supreme Court · 1888
- Vincent v. VincentNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1891
- De Bautte v. CurielThe Superior Court of New York City · 1893
- De Bautte v. CurielThe Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1893
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