George Haiss Manufacturing Co. v. Becker
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Allen P. Becker, from a judgment of the County Court of the county of Albany, entered in the office of the clerk of said county on the 31st day of August, 1920, affirming a judgment of the City Court of Albany in favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Van Kirk, J.:
The action was brought to recover damages for the conversion of a wagon loader. At* the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the plaintiff was allowed to amend its complaint to conform to the proof, by alleging that the defendant converted to his own use the proceeds of the sale of the wagon loader.
The plaintiff is a manufacturer of wagon loaders. On April 3, 1914, defendant wrote to the plaintiff asking for the agency for the wagon loaders and a portable derrick for New York and the New England States. On April 8, 1914, the plaintiff replied that it would give him the agency, but…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Laverty v. . SnethenNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Gordon v. . HostetterNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Covell v. . HillNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
- Douglas v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- Miller v. MilesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
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