Allen v. Henry
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from circuit court, Cattaraugus county. Action by Norman M. Allen against Hiram F. Henry. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered on the decision of the court, defendant appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
The facts of this case constitute a chapter in the history of certain financial transactions so remarkable in many of its features as to force upon the mind of one who reads the evidence the conviction that when a shrewd, adroit knave undertakes to perpetrate a swindle there is really no limit to his assurance, and that, the greater the audacity displayed, the easier it becomes for such a person to find a victim. Inasmuch as a proper determination of the single question presented by this appeal renders necessary a careful examination of the evidence taken upon the trial, it will perhaps prove…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Baird v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Aldridge v. . AldridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Henry v. . AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Henry v. AllenNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Allen v. HenryNew York Supreme Court · 1894