Legal Opinion

Willets v. Haines

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 15, 1904PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal by the defendant, Franklin Haines, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 24th day of April, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court after a trial at the New York Trial Term.

1Opinion of the Court

McLaughlin, J.:

This appeal is from a judgment entered on a verdict directed by the court. The action was brought to recover the amount of a judgment. At the conclusion of the trial — there being no dispute as to.the facts involved — the court directed the jury to render a verdict for the amount of the judgment, with interest thereon from the date of its. entry, December 12, 1883. A verdict was accordingly rendered, and'from the judgment entered thereon defendant has appealed and asks for a reversal, substantially upon two grounds.

First, that the plaintiffs have no interest in the judgment…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Beers v. . ShannonNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  2. Mahoney v. BernhardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
  3. Mahoney v. . BernhardNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  4. In re the Petition of DohenyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hulburd v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1935

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