Kortwellyeszsy v. Manhattan Cooperage Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Henry Leibowitz, from a judgment of the County Court of Kings county in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of said county on the 12th day of December, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 16th day of December, 1913, denying the said defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Putnam, J.:
This action was brought upon a written contract in favor of the plaintiff, by which defendants Aronson and Leibowitz, representing the Manhattan Cooperage Company, “ do hereby agree, and promise, for ourselves, and for the said Manhattan Cooperage Company, its successors, heirs and executors,” to pay unto the plaintiff a certain commission on merchandise sold by the Manhattan Cooperage Company to the New York Tanning Extract Company. This instrument was signed:
“SAMUEL ARONSON [seal]
“ Treas.
“HENRY LEIBOWITZ [seal
“Pres.”
Plaintiff brought his action. against the two signers…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Burckle v. . EckhartNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
- Maisch v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Weidman v. SibleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Worthington v. London Guarantee & Accident Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Dakin v. Elmore, New York County Courts1910
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