Eder v. Gildersleeve
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by Frederick Eder against Seth H. Gildersleeve and others to recover money which defendants, as sureties on an undertaking, had agreed to pay in a prior action between other parties. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, defendants appeal. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
No order denying a motion for a new trial was made or entered, and as the facts, therefore, are not before us for review, we are confined on this appeal to the judgment and exceptions. It appears that the Lawrence Beach Company, in 1887, brought an action against their lessees of an hotel, and recovered judgment on the 27th day of February, 1890, for $1,985.18. Pending that action, a receiver of the property and income of the hotel was appointed, to whom the lessees were directed to deliver certain books and property, which they refused to do. Being proceeded against as for a contempt, they,…
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2Cited by2 opinions
- D'Amelio v. AbrahamNew York Supreme Court · 1907
- Savage v. SullyAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1911