Spence v. Bode
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, First District. Action by Harry M. Spence against Albrecht J. Bode and another, executors. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.
This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The judgment was entered upon the decision of a justice, upon the submission of an agreed statement of facts. The decision of the case turns upon whether, under the following clause in the contract between the plaintiff’s assignors and the defendants’ testator, the plaintiff’s assignors were entitled to recover for disbursements necessarily incurred in their client’s behalf. The clause referred to is as follows:
“We, the undersigned, jointly and severally hereby hire and employ Black, Olcott, Gruber &…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Badger v. CellerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Matter of Dept. of Public W'ks of N.Y. CityNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
3Cited by1 opinion
- Lazarus, Michel & Lazarus v. VeazeySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922