Case Name: The Consumers Brewing Co. of New York, Appellant, v. Robert Lipot, Respondent
Court: New York City Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1897-10
Citations: 21 Misc. 532
Docket Number: 
Parties: The Consumers Brewing Co. of New York, Appellant, v. Robert Lipot, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 21
Pages: 532–533

Head Matter:
The Consumers Brewing Co. of New York, Appellant, v. Robert Lipot, Respondent.
(City Court of New York, General Term,
October, 1897.)
Goods sold — Answer alleging different terms of credit — Burden of proof — Charge.
Where a vendor brings an action to recover for goods sold and delivered and the answer, after admitting the sale, denies the price and value as alleged in the complaint, alleges, as a séparate defense, that the vendee bought the goods upon the terms that he was to have one week’s credit for one week’s delivery .of the goods, and the vendor ■ fails to request the cotirt to charge that, upon that particular issue, the burden of proof is upon the vendee, a charge of the court to the ■ effect, that the vendor is bound to establish its cause of action by a-preponderance of evidence, is. correct.
Appeal' from a judgment in favor of defendant, entered upon a verdict, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. .
Charles F. Holm, for appellant.
H. Seldner, for respondent.

Opinion:
Schuchman, J.
Appeal from a judgment entered oñ a verdict rendered' By a jury,' and from an order denying a motion for á new trial, made on the judge's minutes:
The action is Brought to recover the value of goods sold and delivered, and the answer interposed therein admits the sale o-f the. goods, hut denies the value thereof, and. that he agreed to pay the ' price therefor, as alleged in the complaint, and sets up a separate defense, that he bought the goods, which- were delivered to him during a week, on a credit of one week.
The judge's charge, that .the burden is upon the plaintiff to establish his case (cause of action) by a preponderance of evidence was right. Whitlatch v. Fidelity Co., 149 N. Y. 45.
The plaintiff failed to request the court to charge that as far as the defendant's affirmative defense of unexpired credit was concerned, the burden of proof was on defendant.
The appellant's point that there is no proof when the action was commenced is not available; because appellant's attorney told the jury that the action was commenced on March 15, 1897, and acceding that fact, submitted the cause for determination to the jury.
The evidence submitted by the defendant clearly shows that for one week's delivery of beer (from Thursday to Thursday) he was to have one week's credit.
The verdict is not against the weight of evidence, and the judgment and order appealed from are, therefore, affirmed, with' costs.
Fitzsimons, J., concurs.
Judgment and order affirmed, with costs.