Seymour v. Warren
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Cornelia Seymour, from an order of the» Supreme Court, made at the Queens County Trial Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 25th day-of June, 1900, setting aside the verdict of the jury in her favor and. granting a new trial..
1Opinion of the Court
Hirschberg, J.:
The action of the learned trial justice in setting aside the verdict secured by the plaintiff was based on the theory that the contract or memorandum upon which the suit is brought is insufficient under the Statute of Frauds. The suit is for damages for alleged breach of agreement. The complaint alleges that on or about the 26th day of March, 1897, the plaintiff entered into an agreement with the defendants whereby the defendants agreed to take entire charge of the-premises No. 100 West One Hundred and Ninth street, corner of' Columbus avenue, in the city of New York, to keep…
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