Legal Opinion

Trustees of Village of Bath v. McBride

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 7, 1914PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal, in the first action, by the defendants, Daniel J. McBride and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Steuben on the 6th day of October, 1913, upon the decision of the court after a trial before the court at the Steuben Trial Term, a jury having been waived.

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Appeal, in the first action, by the defendants, Daniel J. McBride and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Steuben on the 6th day of October, 1913, upon the decision of the court after a trial before the court at the Steuben Trial Term, a jury having been waived. Appeal, in the second action, by the defendants, Daniel J. McBride and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Steuben on the 8th day of October, 1913, upon the…

1Opinion of the Court

Lambert, J.:

The plaintiff respondent, is incorporated under a special act (Laws of 1895, chap. 785, as amd.) and these actions are properly brought in the name of the trustees.

The appellant McBride was elected treasurer of the village of Bath, March 5, 1912. He accepted such office, filed the undertakings upon which these actions are brought, and continued in office until June 18, 1912, when he resigned.

The other appellants are sureties upon the official -undertakings of this treasurer. Such undertakings were given for the sums of $10,000 and $15,000 respectively, and upon them judgment has…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Moore v. . MayorNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  2. United States v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  3. Tillinghast v. . MerrillNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
  4. North River Electric Light & Power Co. v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
  5. Abells v. City of SyracuseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Robinson v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
  2. Board of Education v. NelsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Madison County v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
  4. Kress v. Village of Watkins GlenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
  5. Loughman v. Town of PelhamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943

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