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Henry Oestreicher, Respondent, v. John Simpson et al., Appellants.
    (Argued October 12, 1926;
    decided November 16, 1926.)
    
      Negligence — appraisers — action to recover for alleged negligent appraisal of jewelry.
    
    
      Oestreicher v. Simpson, 216 App. Div. 713, affirmed.
    Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered March 1, 1926, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The action was to recover for an alleged negligent appraisal of jewelry. The complaint alleged that plaintiff hired defendants, who represented themselves to be expert appraisers, to appraise certain jewelry which he informed them he desired to purchase, and that defendants negligently fixed the value thereof at $22,000, when in fact it was worth no more than $10,550, and that relying upon defendant’s appraisal plaintiff purchased the jewelry, for $17,598.33 and was damaged accordingly.
    Judgment affirmed, with costs;
    
      Clarence K. McGuire for appellants.
    
      Jonah J. Goldstein and Joseph W. Ferris for respondent.
   no opinion.

Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Cardozo, Pound, McLaughlin, Crane, Andrews and Lehman, JJ.