Story v. . the New-York and Harlem Railroad Co.
New York Court of Appeals
* Appeal from the general term of the Supreme -* Court, in the first district, where, upon a writ of error to the Superior Court of the city of New York, a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiffs, upon a report of referees, had been affirmed in part, but reversed as to the residue, and a new trial ordered upon the latter portion of it.
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* Appeal from the general term of the Supreme -* Court, in the first district, where, upon a writ of error to the Superior Court of the city of New York, a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiffs, upon a report of referees, had been affirmed in part, but reversed as to the residue, and a new trial ordered upon the latter portion of it. (Reported below, 6 Barb. 419.) This was an action of covenant, brought by Story and others, in the superior court, against the New York and Harlem Railroad Company, upon a contract, under seal, for the construction of about twelve miles of the defendants’…
1Opinion of the Court
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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] This action was brought by the respondents against the appellant, in the superior court of the city of New-York, to recover a balance due to them for work done on the railway of the appellant, under a contract, and for damages sustained by a breach of the contract.
The cause was referred to referees, and they reported a large sum due…
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