Case Name: Merritt D. Walcott, Appellant, v. Frank Hilman, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1898-05
Citations: 23 Misc. 459
Docket Number: 
Parties: Merritt D. Walcott, Appellant, v. Frank Hilman, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 23
Pages: 459–459

Head Matter:
Merritt D. Walcott, Appellant, v. Frank Hilman, Respondent.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Term,
May, 1898.)
Actions — Bight of-assignee to sue> where the transfer is legal.
Where a cause of action has been duly transferred, the assignee hap a right to sue and the fact that the assignor testifies, upon the trial, that he expects to receive the amount of any recovery isl immaterial and does not justify a dismissal of the complaint.
Appeal from judgment of the Municipal Court of the City of Yew York, borough of Manhattan, eighth district, dismissing the complaint.
H. B. Bradbury, for appellant.
No appearance for respondent.

Opinion:
Beekman, P. J.
The justice below dismissed the complaint solely on the ground as stated by him "that the assignment as sworn to by witness shows collusion with assignee," plaintiff's assignor having testified that he expected to receive fromj the plaintiff the amount of any recovery that might be obtained in the action. This was error for which the judgment must be reversed. As between the assignor and the assignee there was a legal transfer of the cause of action, and this was sufficient to make the plaintiff the real party in interest for the purpose of maintaining the action. The question has been well settled by authority and requires no further discussion from us. Sheridan v. Mayor, 68 N. Y. 30, 32; Hecht v. Mothner, 4 Misc. Rep. 536; Curran v. Weiss; 6 id. 138, 139.
Judgment reversed, and a new trial ordered, with costs to the appellant to abide the event.
Gildersleeve and Giegeeich, J J., concur.
Judgment reversed and a new trial ordered, with costs to appellant to abide event.