Legal Opinion
Commission on Ecumenical Mission & Relations of the United Presbyterian Church v. Roger Gray, Ltd.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 14, 1971PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*460Breitel, J.
The issue is whether the “ managing agent ” of plaintiff landlord’s predecessor in interest, who purportedly executed a store lease extension agreement by informal letter, was an agent for purposes of subdivision 2 of section 5-703 of the General Obligations Law; and, if so, whether the evidence of his authority to execute the extension agreement satisfies the statute.
Vartan Jinishian, now deceased, had been president and sole stockholder of Madison Avenue Realty Corporation, owner of commercial property at 554 Madison Avenue, its sole asset. Harry Aprahamian was the managing agent…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jeppi v. Brockman Holding Co.California Supreme Court · 1949
- Bacon v. DavisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1908
- McCartney v. Clover Valley Land & Stock Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- State v. ChauvinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
- Rosenblum v. New York Central R.R. Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Scientific Holding Company, Ltd. v. Plessey IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Cinema North Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. Plaza at Latham Associates and Hoyt's Cinema Corporation, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Haft v. Dart Group Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1993
- Diocese of Buffalo v. McCarthyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Albin v. First Nationwide Network Mortgage Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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