Alexander v. Harkin
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment in favor of the defendants rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, tenth district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtHendrick, J.
Alleging that he was the owner of certain chattels, the plaintiff brought this action in replevin against the defendants, based upon a demand and refusal to deliver the property to the plaintiff. The defendants in their answer denied the plaintiff’s ownership of the chattels and set up title in themselves. The issue tried in the court below was whether the plaintiff, who concededly at one time owned a portion of the property apd who furnished the defendants with the funds with which they purchased the remaining portion, turned this property and money into a partnership or joint venture, in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rein v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
- Orden v. MorrisAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897
- Douai v. LutjensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897