Legal Opinion
Eastern Capital Corp. v. Freeman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 1, 1957PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVincent A. Lupiano, J.
This is an action on a contract of guarantee. The complaint alleges, in the same cause of action, breach of contract and fraud in the inducement. The avowed purpose of the charges of fraud is to bring the action within subdivision 9 of section 826 of the Civil Practice Act which authorizes arrest in a contract action where there has been fraud in the inception of the agreement. These allegations of fraud, however, do not change the nature of the action which is upon the contract (Hoboken Beef Co. v. Loeffel, 52 Hun 611; McDonough v. Dillingham, 43 Hun 493, 497; Elwell v. Russell, 29 App. Div.…
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- St. Regis Paper Co. v. Hubbs & Hastings Paper Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Hadcock v. . OsmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Altman v. FinkelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
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