Contracts · MBE-tested

Jesse L. Whiteman, Respondent, v. Waring S. Weed et al., Appellants

165 N.Y. 627·New York Court of Appeals·1900·NY

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Opinion

Jesse L. Whiteman, Respondent, v. Waring S. Weed et al., Appellants. Reported below, 50 App. Div. 603. (Submitted December 17, 1900; decided December 21, 1900.) Motion to dismiss an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered March 28, 1900, modifying and affirming as modified a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the report of a referee. The motion was made upon the grounds that the exceptions taken at the trial were frivolous; that no question of law is involved and that the action is for damages for a breach of contract for services, and the decision of the Appellate Division is final and cannot be reviewed by tips court. S. M. Norton for motion. Ernest F. Kruse opposed. [MAJORITY] Motion denied, with ten dollars costs.