Carr v. Taylor
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of ¡New York, borough of Manhattan, rendered in favor of the defendant, upon a trial had before the court, without a jury. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGiegerich, J.
The action is to recover $86.50, a balance claimed to be due upon a promissory note made by the defendant to the plaintiff, for $300, payable in one year from the date thereof, viz.: February 1, 1897. The answer set up the defenses of usury and an accord and satisfaction.
It appears from the evidence adduced upon the trial, that, when the note in suit was given, the plaintiff was receiving from the defendant, at her establishment, instruction in the art of dressmaking, pursuant to an agreement in writing, by the terms of which the defendant agreed to employ the plaintiff, after the first three…
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