Canton Surgical & Dental Co. v. Webb
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from eighth district court. Action by the Canton Surgical & Dental Company against William Webb to recover the possession of a chair. From a judgment for plaintiff rendered by the court on a trial without a jury defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBookstaver, J.
This action was brought to recover possession of a dental chair sold by the plaintiff to one John A. McClelland about December 1,1890, to *933be paid for on the installment plan, title to remain in the plaintiff until the chair was fully paid for. Before that time McClelland had hired a room of the defendant, where he used to carry on his business as a dentist. On the 17th of December he owed the defendant about $40 for rent, which was demanded of him, and which he declared he was unable to pay at that time. Then Mrs. Webb, acting for her husband, the defendant, asked for security, if he desired…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ballard v. . BurgettNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Cole v. . MannNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
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