Levy v. World Film Corp.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the City Court of the city of New York in favor of the plaintiffs, entered upon the verdict of a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtBijur, J.
Plaintiffs allege that they were the owners of four negative films which pursuant to a contract they delivered to defendant to enable it to make positive films therefrom, defendant agreeing to return the negatives thereafter; that defendant after making the positive films “ failed and refused ” to return the negatives.
The defense was that the negative films had been mislaid or temporarily lost by some of the employees or agents of the defendant; that they had been found shortly before the action was commenced and had been offered to the plaintiffs.
There was no serious conflict of fact at the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wamsley v. . Atlas Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Ward v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Rollins v. Sidney B. Bowman Cycle Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Porter v. Duval Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1908
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- Margoshes v. Reo Stores, Inc.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1953