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107 Misc. 505

Cohen v. Wolgel

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · decided 1919-06-15

Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the City Court of the city of New York, setting aside the verdict of a jury in his favor and granting a new trial.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently July 1959

2 federal appellate ·

Relies on Hendrickson v. People

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Decided 1919-06-15

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Bijur, J.

¶1The issues of fact having been found in plaintiff’s favor the only question presented by this appeal is whether the contract of sale on which plaintiff sued was invalidated by non-compliance with the Statute of Frauds. It need not be decided whether there was such an “ acceptance ” of the goods as to remove the case from the statute because in my opinion the memorandum ivas ‘ ‘ signed by the party to be charged or his agent in that behalf ” as required by the Personal Property Laiv, section 85.

¶2It is conceded that at the time of the purchase either the defendant or his fully authorized agent delivered to plaintiff a bill which contained the full description *506and price of the goods sold under the printed name of defendant, and which was filled out at their direction on the typewriter, describing the goods as “ sold to L. G. Gangel [plaintiff’s assignor] New York City.”

¶3The statute as it now reads requires only a signature and not a subscription to the memorandum. It lias been held for years in England under a similar statute .that the name of the party to be charged, printed upon a bill or similar instrument, which inscription is at the time of the sale “ appropriated ” or “ assigned ” by the party to this particular transaction, is a sufficient signature. Saunderson v. Jackson, 3 Esp. 180 (1799), (Lord Eldon), frequently cited with approval, as for example in Schneider v. Norris, 2 Maulé & S. 286 (1814), (Lord Ellenborough); Evans v. Hoare, 1 Q. B. 593, 596 (1892); Hucklesby v. Hook, 82 L. T. 117 (1900). See also James v. Patten, 6 N. Y. 15; Goldowitz v. Kupfer & Co., 80 Misc. Rep. 487.

¶4Order reversed and verdict reinstated, with costs to appellant.

¶5Guy and Mullah, JJ., concur.

¶6Order reversed, with costs to appellant.

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