Legal Opinion
Zwirn v. Galento
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 29, 1942PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRippby, J.
This action was brought by the administrator of
Joe Jacobs to recover for services rendered by Jacobs as manager of the prize-fighter, Tony Calentó. The amended complaint was dismissed under rule 106 of the Rules of Civil Practice on the ground that it failed to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The facts alleged with all inferences reasonably to be derived therefrom must be taken as true (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., v. City of New York, 276 N. Y. 198).
Two causes of action are set up in the complaint, the first based upon a written contract made in the State of New York and…
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