Case Name: Lakey v. Loomis
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1874-10
Citations: 5 Thomp. & Cook 716
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lakey v. Loomis.
Judges: 
Reporter: Thompson & Cook's Supreme Court Reports
Volume: 5
Pages: 716–716

Head Matter:
Lakey v. Loomis.
Trial — charge to jury — submission when no conflict of evidence.
Where there was no evidence that there was any person other than plaintiff entitled to bring action upon a contract, and at the trial the court submitted to the jury the question whether, upon the evidence, plaintiff was entitled to bring the action, held, error; as it was an instruction to the jury that there was evidence that would authorize them to find against the plaintiff on that ground.
Motion by plaintiff for a new trial, after a verdict in favor of defendant upon a case and exceptions, ordered to be first heard at general term.
The action was brought by Ira Lakey against George Loomis, to recover the amount due on a shrinkage in the weight of wool sold by defendant to plaintiff.
S. B. McIntyre, for plaintiff.
E. G. Lapham, for defendant.

Opinion:
Mullin, P. J.
The head-note sufficiently states the only point passed upon.
New trial ordered.