Case law

Hunt v. Lawless

7 Abb. N. Cas. 113 · The Superior Court of New York City · Nov 15, 1879

Y. 439, 442 ; Du Bois v . Baker, 30 Id. 362). The same point was decided in Goodyear v. Vosburgh ( 63 Barb. 155 ). … It was said in Ellis v. People ( 21 How.

Newhall v. Appleton

57 Jones & S. 154 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jun 28, 1889

It was, in effect, stated by the court of appeals, in Honduras v. … Brown, v. Woodruff, 32 Ib. 355. II. It is no reason for making an illegal order that two other illegal orders have already been made and been complied with by plaintiff.

Fry v. Bennett

5 Sandf. 54 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jun 28, 1851

Brown, (7 Barb. S. C. Rep. 80.) … (Code, sec. 140 ; Hill v. Thatcher, 3 How. 497 ; Knowles v. *71 Gee, 4 How. 319 ; Rochester City Bank v. Suydam, 5 How. 216 ; Williams v. Hayes, id. 472 ; Boyce v. Brown, 7 Barb. 80 .)

Kendall v. Niebuhr

13 Jones & S. 542 · The Superior Court of New York City · Nov 17, 1879

Co. v. Halsey, 4 Sandf. 565 ; affirmed, 4 *551 Seld. 271; Gouverneur v. Lynch, 2 Paige, 300 ; Schryver v. Teller, 9 Id. 173.) … Co. v. Halsey, 4 Seld. 271; Stuyvesant v. Hall, 2 Barb. Ch. 151 ).

In re Haebler

71 N.Y. St. Rep. 478 · The Superior Court of New York City · Dec 18, 1895

Johnson v. New York Produce Exchange, 8 Misc. Rep. 552 ; 59 St. Rep. 531 , must control the special term of this court until it shall have been disapproved hy a higher tribunal. … In both cases the board of managers proceeded, in regular conformity with the by-laws, to investigate the matter; and in both cases they concluded that the accused party had in their opionion been guilty of condiict inconsistent

Talmage v. Nevius

2 Sweeny 38 · The Superior Court of New York City · Dec 4, 1869

Roberts, 35 Barb., 463 ; Bridenbecker v. Lowell, 32 Barb., 9 ). In the cases relied upon by the plaintiffs in this action a different state of facts existed. In Higgins v. Moore ( 34 N. … In Easton v. Clark ( 35 N. Y., 225 ) there was an unauthorized sale of the property, by wMch, if the plaintiff had so elected, no title passed. In the case of the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company v.

Burnham v. Wilbur

7 Bosw. 169 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jun 30, 1860

In the case of The United States v. Leffier, (11 Pet. … (Parkhurst v. Van Cortlandt, 1 J. C. R. 282, Greenl. on Ev. § 215.)

Wehle v. United States Mutual Accident Ass'n

11 Misc. 36 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jan 15, 1895

Co. v. … Brown, 57 Miss. 308 , and proofs were presented in support of the demand; but the court in denying the application said: “ It would be a proceeding repugnant to the best feelings of our nature, and likely to be in many cases

Lyon v. Fitch

29 Jones & S. 74 · The Superior Court of New York City · May 2, 1892

Coddington v. Bay, 20 Johns., 637 ; Stalker v. McDonald, 6 Hill, 93 ; Farrington v. Frankfort Bk., 24 Barb., 555; Moore v. Ryder, 65 N. … Since every partner has prima facie equal power,, a note signed by the firm name, though made by a single partner, is presumably a firm note, Whitaker v. Brown, 16 Wend., 507 , and so with a firm endorsement.

Penny v. Black

19 Bosw. 50 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jan 14, 1860

(Crosby v. Nichols, 3 Bosw., 450 .) … Such a plaintiff as was before the Court in Hall v. Robinson, (2 Comst., 293,) McGinn v. Worden, (3 E. D. Smith, 355,) and Crosby v.

Sturm v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance

6 Jones & S. 281 · The Superior Court of New York City · Dec 9, 1874

Co., 1 Sumn., 56 ; Alsop v. Commercial Ins. Co., 1 Sumn. 451 ; 1 Pars. Mar. Ins. 262; Clark v. Ocean M. I. Co., 16 Pick. 289 ; Robinson v. Manufacturing Ins. Co., 1 Metc. 146 ; Gardner v. Columbia Ins. … Ins. 381; Dixon v. Sadler, 5 Mees. & W. 405; Redman v. Wilson, 14 Id. 476). In Mathews v. Howard Ins. Co. ( 11 N.

Cook v. Matteson

33 N.Y. St. Rep. 497 · The Superior Court of New York City · Oct 30, 1890

Brown v. Champlin, 66 N. Y., 219 ; Lahey v. Kortright, 55 J. & S., 156-160; 12 N. Y. State Rep., 71; Williams v. Folsom, 10 N. Y. Supp., 895 ; 32 N. Y. State Rep., 455. … Brinkerhoff v. Perry, 12 Wk. Dig., 459; Schmidtkunst v. Sutro, 2 N. Y. Supp., 706 ; 19 N. Y. State Rep., 913.

Mellen v. National Insurance

1 Hall 452 · The Superior Court of New York City · Feb 15, 1829

It is settled by the Supreme Court, in the case of Cheriot v. Barker and Reilley v. Delafield, and in the late case of Robins v. … In the case of Mumford v.

Woolner v. Hill

15 Jones & S. 470 · The Superior Court of New York City · Dec 5, 1881

The case of Stokes v. Brown (32 Super. Ct. 457) is •characterized by the prudence of the parties in making provision for this contingency. … The remarks of judge Andrews, in Devens v. Mechanics’ & Traders’ Ins. Co. ( 83 N.

Coakley v. Chamberlain

8 Abb. Pr. 37 · The Superior Court of New York City · Nov 15, 1869

Y., 265 ; Draper v. … The principles decided in the case of Yale v. Dederer (supra) have been reaffirmed by the court of appeals in White v. McNett ( 33 N. Y., 371 ); compare, also, Brown v. Hermann ( 14 Abb. Pr., 394 ); White v.

St. Nicholas Insurance v. Mercantile Mutual Insurance

5 Bosw. 238 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jul 28, 1859

If the decisions in Woodruff v. Merchants’ Bank, ( 25 Wend., 673 ,) affirmed in Error, ( 6 Hill, 174 ,) and in Brown v. … P., 70; Cooper v. Kane, 19 Wend., 386 ; Hunton v. Locke, 5 Hill, 437 ; Merc. Ins. Co. v. State Ins. Co., 25 Barb., 320 ; Machine Co. v. Partridge, 5 Fost. N. H. R., 369; Atkins v. Howes, 18 Pick., 16 ; Wheeler v.

Jaeger v. Kelly

7 Rob. 586 · The Superior Court of New York City · Dec 31, 1868

His irresponsibility is one, (Reed v. Emery, 8 Paige, 417 ; Connah v. Sedgwick, 1 Barb. 210 ;) but it must be known to the assignor (Browning v. Hart, 6 Barb. 91 ) at the time. … (Litchfield v. Pelton, 6 Barb. 187 .) Fictitious assets or debts in an assignment seem, however, to be mere indicia of fraud, (Mead v. Phillips, 1 Sandf. Ch. 83,) and not conclusive.

Dayton v. Borst

7 Bosw. 115 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jun 30, 1860

(The People v. Norton, et al., 1 Paige, 17 .) … (The Bridgeport City Bank v. The Empire Stone Dressing Co., 19 How. Pr. R. 51; Goodman v. Simonds, 20 How. U. S. R. 343.)

Shields v. Robins

65 N.Y. St. Rep. 788 · The Superior Court of New York City · May 6, 1895

Dobbins v. Brown, 119 N. Y. 188 ; 28 St. Rep. 957 . In Wall v. Jones, 45 St. Rep! … In Volkmar v. Manhattan Railway Co., 134 N. Y. 420 ; 47 St.

Swan Lamp Manufacturing Co. v. Brush-Swan Electric Light Co. of New England

29 Jones & S. 11 · The Superior Court of New York City · May 2, 1892

The plaintiff was to deliver such goods as might be sold by the defendant and ordered by it on board of such cars or other conveyances as it might designate, and the defendant was to be allowed on such sales a discount of … Y., 227 ; Hosley v. Black, 28 Ib., 443; Higgins v. Newtown & F. R. R. Co., 66 lb., 604.