Lightfoot v. Davis
New York Supreme Court
Action by William Lightfoot against Fitch M. Davis, as administrator with the will annexed of William Bowen, deceased. Plaintiff, having recovered judgment, now moves for an additional allowance of costs.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
The plaintiff was the owner of certain bonds of the
value of $4,002.72, with accumulated interest, and on or about the 18th day of March, 1875, the plaintiff claims that William Bowen feloniously took said bonds, and converted them to his own use. William Bowen died in 1899, and from the time plaintiff lost the bonds in question until after Bowen’s death he had made diligent search for them, but never recovered them and never discovered the person who took the bonds until after the death of Bowen, when certain papers found among his effects indicated that he had taken plaintiff’s bonds,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Matson v. . AbbeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Clarkson v. RootNew York Supreme Court · 1887
- Supplee v. SayreNew York Supreme Court · 1889
- Lounsbury v. SherwoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900