New York Court of Appeals

John Walls, Respondents v. George Bailey, Appellant

May 28, 187249 N.Y. 464

Summary

The Court reversed the trial court's judgment, holding that evidence of a local plastering custom was admissible to interpret the ambiguous contract, that the custom was reasonable and could be part of the contract, and that the trial court erred in excluding the defendant's testimony on his knowledge of the custom, necessitating a new trial.