Frear v. Lewis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Alfred H. Lewis, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the.clerk of the county of Kings on the 10.th day of "June, 1915, permitting an. inspection of the books and papers of the firm of Lewis & Frear and of the copartnership of Lewis & G-endar.
1Per curiam
We have already held that on March 6, 1909, defendant Lewis forcibly ousted plaintiff from the former place of business of Lewis & Frear, so that Lewis must account for the assets and good will of that firm which he appropriated. (166 App. Div. 210.) A referee has been appointed to take proof of such value.
Defendant since organized the firm of Lewis & G-endar, which carries on the fire insurance business at the same place. It is claimed that the new firm has reaped the benefit of the good will of "the firm of Lewis & Frear by means of the patronage it received from the former customers of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cohen v. RothschildAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- Frear v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
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