Legal Opinion
Winch v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
New York Court of Common Pleas
Decided February 4, 1895PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from trial term. Action by Charles F. Winch against the Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company, as executor of the will of Benjamin F. Sherman, deceased, and Henry E. Fanshawe, to recover for breach of alleged agreement to compensate plaintiff by payment in bonds for services in imparting particular information. The complaint was dismissed, and plain- tiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
The action was brought to recover upon the following instrument, which was annexed to, and by appropriate and sufficient averment made apart of, the complaint:
*245“New York, March 4th, 1890.
“Whereas, we, the undersigned, for ourselves and others in interest, propose the formation of a gas company in Brooklyn, or for operation in Brooklyn, or the operation in Brooklyn of a company already formed; and whereas, Charles F. Winch, of New York, is in possession of certain information which, if imparted to us, is likely to be of value to us: We hereby agree, in consideration of said Winch having given…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Oakley v. . MortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
- Tooker v. . ArnouxNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Livingston v. RogersNew York Supreme Court · 1804
- Fay v. MuhlkerNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Fulton v. VarneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- Bassford v. SwiftAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1896
- Winch v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
- Edwards v. TennisAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1919
- Leiman v. RosenzweigAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1907