Legal Opinion
Silvestri v. Associated Gas & Electric Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 24, 1934PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdgcomb, J.
This is a motion to compel the plaintiffs to make their complaint more definite and certain, and to separately state and number their causes of action, and to strike out certain allegations as tending to prejudice and delay the fair trial of the case.
The basis of the action is the sale by the defendant to the plaintiffs of a seven per cent convertible obligation of the defendant in January, 1932.
The complaint is most inartistically drawn; it is a long, rambling, obscure, disarranged and confusing document; it is impossible to determine the precise meaning or application of much of the matter…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Merry Realty Co. v. Shamokin & Hollis Real Estate Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Commercial Credit Corp. v. Third & Lafayette Sts. Garage, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
- J. C. Turner Lumber Co. v. LaceyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
3Cited by3 opinions
- Bell v. YasgurNew York Supreme Court · 1951
- Dickler v. National City BankNew York Supreme Court · 1935
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. First Boston Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1987