Thompson v. Chick
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Wyoming county court. Action by Coridon S. Thompson, as executor of the will of Daniel H. Pryor, deceased, against George Chick, for rent. From a judgment entered on a verdict directed by the court in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtWard, J.
This action originated in justice’s court of Wyoming county, where the plaintiff recovered a judgment of $93.60 and costs, for rent claimed by the plaintiff of the defendant upon a verbal contract for the renting of premises consisting of a house and lot in *60Attica, Wyoming county, N. Y. The defendant appealed to the county court, and a new trial was had before a jury. The jury being unable to agree upon a verdict, the court directed a verdict for the plaintiff, for the amount of his claim; and the defendant appealed from the judgment entered upon that verdict, and brings the case before us.
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