Case Name: Michael O'Brien, Appellant, v. Robert J. Smith, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1895-06
Citations: 94 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 621
Docket Number: 
Parties: Michael O'Brien, Appellant, v. Robert J. Smith, Respondent.
Judges: Present— Van Brunt, P. J., Follett and Parker, JJ.
Reporter: Supreme Court Reports (Hun)
Volume: 94
Pages: 621–621

Head Matter:
Michael O'Brien, Appellant, v. Robert J. Smith, Respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed, with costs.
Per Curiam:
This action was begun September 9, 1889, by an assignee of Margaret Smith to compel the defendant to account for moneys which, it is alleged, he wrongfully converted to his own use between November 1, 2880, and September 11,188D, while employed by the assignor as the manager of her retail liquor store at Nos. 56 and 58 Columbia place, Brooklyn. The allegations in the complaint are wholly on information and belief, but it is not alleged how much money the assignor lost, nor when the defendant converted it. Ac the close of the plaintiff's case the defendant rested, and the court held that there was no evidence that the assignor had lost any money or that the defendant had retained any of her money. The court also found that the assignment was colorable only, the assignor retaining an interest in the alleged cause of action. After reading the evidence we are satisfied that the plaintiff utterly failed to prove his cause or action, and that the judgment should be affirmed, with costs.
Present— Van Brunt, P. J., Follett and Parker, JJ.