Ferguson v. . Hubbell
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made February 10, 1882, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant, entered upon a verdict. (Reported below, 26 Hun, 250.) This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff in consequence of the negligence of defendant. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made February 10, 1882, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant, entered upon a verdict. (Reported below, 26 Hun, 250.) This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff in consequence of the negligence of defendant. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. The court erred in the refusal to charge that negligence on the part of Charles Hammond in setting the fire or the management of the same could render the defendant liable…
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
On the 17th day of May, 1880, and for a long time prior thereto, the plaintiff owned a certain lot of land numbered 104 in the county of Warren in this State, and the defendant owned lot 116 situated north of 104, and lot 105 situated west of 104. The defendant had leased lot 105 to Charles Hammond to work upon shares, under an agreement by which each party was to furnish half the seed and have half the crops, and the defendant was to pay Hammond $10 per acre for clearing so much of the lot as he should choose to clear. On Thursday, the 13th day of May, Hammond, for the purpose of clearing up…
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