Legal Opinion
Washburn v. Cordis
New York City Court
Decided December 15, 1892PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from judgment in favor of plaintiff and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Clement, Ch. J.
The questions of fact in this case have been passed upon by a jury, and we, therefore, must assume the truth of the testimony of the witnesses called by the plaintiff. The defendant, who was an undertaker and also in the livery business, sold to plaintiff certain horses and carriages for the sum of $6,000, and, as he was retiring from the livery business, agreed to give his patronage as undertaker to plaintiff. The sale was entirely on credit, and plaintiff was to give back a purchase money chattel mortgage to be payable in monthly installments of $250. The defendant gave the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Earl v. Camp & StoneNew York Supreme Court · 1837
- Wehle v. . HavilandNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Russell v. ButterfieldNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Marsden v. . CornellNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
3Cited by1 opinion
- Brockway Motor Truck Corp. v. SelzerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932