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The Superior Court of New York City, 1877

Duryea v. Lester

Duryea v. Lester
The Superior Court of New York City · Decided November 12, 1877 · Speir
11 Jones & S. 564

Counsel

Vanderpoel, Green & Cuming, attorneys, and A. J. Vanderpoel, of counsel, for appellant., A. Edward Woodruff, attorney, and Theron G. Strong, of counsel, for respondent.

Duryea v. Lester

Opinion of the Court

Speir, J.,

writing for affirmance, held that as there was no dispute, but that if plaintiff was entitled to recover at all, he was entitled to recover the amount for which the verdict was given, and as the question of the employment was submitted to the jury, and no request made to submit any other question of fact, there Avas no ground for the exception. He also held *566that the evidence as to employment was sufficient to sustain the verdict on that point.

Sedgwick, J., concurred.

Judgment and order affirmed with costs.

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