Coffin v. President of Grand Rapids Hydraulic Co.
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Appeal from jury term. Action by William E. Coffin and others against the president and directors of the Grand Bapids Hydraulic Company, (three cases,) the facts in each of which are similar, except as to date of the obligation, time when due, amount, and parties plaintiff, so that the questions involved in the three cases may be disposed of by the decision of one.
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Appeal from jury term. Action by William E. Coffin and others against the president and directors of the Grand Bapids Hydraulic Company, (three cases,) the facts in each of which are similar, except as to date of the obligation, time when due, amount, and parties plaintiff, so that the questions involved in the three cases may be disposed of by the decision of one. The trial judge directed verdicts in favor of the plaintiffs, in the first action for $83,096, in the second for $34,860, and in the third for $1,985.40. The defendant appeals from the judgments entered on the verdicts, and from…
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
The issues were simple enough, and the complications attempted to be interjected into the case arise from an effort on the part of the defendant to litigate questions not raised by the pleadings, nor germane to the controversy before the court. This circumstance requires us to state the issues raised, that the propositions involved may be intelligently understood. The complaint alleges three causes of action, each based upon a promissory note. The copartnership of the plaintiffs as bankers in the city of Hew York, under the firm name of Coffin & Stanton, was alleged and admitted by…
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- Considerant v. . BrisbaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Jennings v. Grand Trunk RailwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Knapp v. . the City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Newton v. . HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
- Binsse v. . WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
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- Hurst v. Trow's Printing & Bookbinding Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1893