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  • Dan v. Brown

    4 Cow. 483 · New York Supreme Court · May 15, 1825

    In the case of Hands v. … Any declarations of Brown, independent of that, are not evidence.

    Cited 45 timesPublished
  • Humphrey v. Brown

    17 How. Pr. 481 · New York Supreme Court · May 15, 1859

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    23 Wend. 47 · New York Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1840

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Olmsted v. Brown

    12 Barb. 657 · New York Supreme Court · Apr 27, 1852

    J. in the case of Butler v. Kent, ( 19 John. 228 ,) by Cowen, J. in the case of Hastings v. Palmer, ( 20 Wend. 225 ,) and by Beardsley, J. in the case of Keenholts v. … The case of Stevens v.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Clark v. Brown

    18 Wend. 115 · New York Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1837

    (Almy v. Harris, 5 Johns. R. 175. Smith v. Drew, 5 Mass. … (Bush v. Brainard, 1 Cowen’s R. 78. Holladay v. Marsh, 3 Wend. R. 142. Rust v. Low, 6 Mass. R. 94 . Little v. Lathrop, 5 Greenl. R. 356.)

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Ericsson v. Brown

    38 Barb. 390 · New York Supreme Court · Nov 3, 1862

    The decision in Conant v. Van Schaick, ( 24 Barb. 87 ,) does not touch this case. *393 [New York General Term, November 3, 1862. The finding of facts by the referee covers the whole ground.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Smith v. Brown

    1 Wend. 231 · New York Supreme Court · Aug 15, 1828

    Brown sued Smith in the court below, for the penalty under the tenth section of the act for the inspection of flour and meal, and to establish the standard weight of grain, passed March 5th, 1813. … In Ferris v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Loomis v. Brown

    16 Barb. 325 · New York Supreme Court · Jul 4, 1853

    (See Brown v. Ricketts, 2 John. Ch. Rep. 283 ; Brinkerhoff v. Brown, 6 Id. 139; Fellows v. Fellows, 4 Cowen, 682; Fish v. Howland, 1 Paige, 20 ; Egberts v. Wood, 3 Id. 517.) The cases of Fellows v. … Fellows and Brinkerhoff v. Brown, are pertinent to show that the subject matter is identical in this case, with the point of litigation in those cases.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Williams

    4 Wend. 360 · New York Supreme Court · May 15, 1830

    R. 73. 3 Brown’s C. 3. 11 Ves. 410.) These cases speak of discharging or varying the contract with the principal debtor. … In English v. Darby, (2 Bos. & Pul. 62,) Lord Eldon, speaking of the case of Hayling v. Mulhall, (2 Black.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Ellis v. Brown

    6 Barb. 282 · New York Supreme Court · May 1, 1849

    The indorsement of Brown was inoperative, as such, until Newell, Daniels &• Co. had indorsed their names upon it. In the language of Chief Justice Spencer, in Herrick v. … (Manrow v. Durham, 3 Hill, 584 . Luqueer v. Prosser, 1 Id. 256 ; S.. C. in error, 4 Id. 420. Miller v. Gaston, 2 Id. 188. Hunt v. Brown, 5 Id. 145. Hough v. Gray, 19 Wend. 202. Ketchell v. Burns, 24 Id. 456. 26 Id. 430.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Buckbee v. Brown

    21 Wend. 110 · New York Supreme Court · May 15, 1839

    J. said in Piggot v. Thompson. … See Brown v. Hodgson, 4 Taunt. 188, as to a carrier. A broker in a matter of insurance, especially if he act under a del credere commission, is also regarded as principal, and may sue or be sued *116 in his own name.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Hicks v. Brown

    12 Johns. 142 · New York Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1815

    essential transactions lipón which the defendant became bound to pay the .bill, took place in NemOrleans ; and as it respects him, the contract was wholly made there, which brings it .within the principle of the case of Smith v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Feeter

    7 Wend. 301 · New York Supreme Court · May 15, 1831

    Bennus v. Guyldley, Cro. … In Scheibel v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Ferguson

    2 Denio 196 · New York Supreme Court · Feb 15, 1846

    (See Slack v Brown, 13 Wend. 390 ; Graham v. Gedney, Grah. Pr. 544, note, 2d ed. This was a tender before suit brought; and it was not available to the defendant, for thereason that the money was not brought into court. … (Retan v. Drew, 19 Wend. 304 .) But the suit was not commenced until the declaration was filed and served. (Johnson v. Comstock, 6 Hill, 10 .) On a common law tender the money must be brought into court.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Chadsey

    39 Barb. 253 · New York Supreme Court · Feb 9, 1863

    (Mitchell v. Jenkins, 5 B. & Adol. 588. Whalley v. Pepper, 7 Carr. & Payne, 506. Walker v. Cruikshank, 2 Hill, 297 . 1 Arch. N. P. 446.) … (See Samuel v. Payne, Doug. 358; Holley v. Mix, 3 Wend. 350 .)

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Jones

    46 Barb. 400 · New York Supreme Court · Sep 3, 1866

    The case is quite similar, in principle, to that of McBurney v. Wellman, ( 42 Barb. 400 .) … Rep. 462 ,) or Halsey v. Sinsebaugh, (15 id. 485 .)

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Elliott v. Brown

    2 Wend. 497 · New York Supreme Court · May 15, 1829

    J., in Cockcroft v. … This case of Cockcroft v. Smith is referred to by all subsequent writers. The same principle was recognized in South Carolina, in the case of The State v. Wood, ( 1 Bay, 351 .)

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Mumford v. Brown

    1 Wend. 52 · New York Supreme Court · May 15, 1828

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Moore v. Brown

    16 N.Y.S. 592 · New York Supreme Court · Nov 30, 1891

    Clark v. Marsiglia, 1 Denio, 317 ; Lord v. Thomas, 64 N. Y. 107 ; Parr v. Village of Greenbush, 112 N. Y. 246 , 19 N. E. Rep. 684. … Dawley v. Brown, 79 N. Y. 390 . He was at best but their licensee, and they revoked the license by their sale to the plaintiff.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Birckhead v. Brown

    2 Denio 375 · New York Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1845

    Brown & Co. under the circumstances stated in the special verdict became parties to that contract, and were entitled to enforce it by action against the defendants. … Brown & Co. rity of contract between the *377 plaintiffs and the defendants, and agreeing substantially with the positions laid down in the opinion of the supreme court.

    Cited 8 timesPublished

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