Tyler v. Jaeger
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a judgment of the City Court of the city of Yew York, rendered in favor of the plaintiff after a trial before the court and a jury, and also from an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtScott, J.
This being an appeal from an order and not from the judgment, the only question to be determined is whether or not the weight of evidence supports the finding of the jury. The uncontradicted testimony and the facts, which we must assume the jury found to be true, are substantially as follows: The plaintiff was the owner of the copyright of a certain play called “ Felicita.” This play he had sold to a Mrs. de Beifore, a sister of the defendant, on June 1, 1904, she agreeing to pay therefor the sum of $2,500 as soon as she could sell some property owned by her. Defendant was present at one time…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kramer v. KramerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Estate of RanlettNew York Surrogate's Court · 1922