GRAVES v. DORSEY


279 A.D. 339 (1952)

Ward Graves, Respondent, v. Thomas Dorsey, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

January 29, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee V. Eastman of counsel (Lawrence B. Simons with him on the brief; Spring & Eastman, attorneys), for appellant.

Charles Henry for respondent.

PECK, P. J., GLENNON, CALLAHAN and VAN VOORHIS, JJ., concur in Per Curiam opinion; SHIENTAG, J., dissents in part, in opinion.


Per Curiam.

Under the court's charge the plaintiff could not prevail without proof that the defendant accepted a bribe of $3,000 to repudiate the contract. In the absence of objection the charge became the law of the case in this respect. The evidence entirely failed to establish the acceptance of such bribe. In fact, the plaintiff conceded that he had no proof on that subject, except mere rumor in the trade. Accordingly, and because the evidence as a whole...

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