Legal Opinion
Lacks v. Lacks
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 16, 1961PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSidney A. Fine, J.
This motion seeks to dismiss the first and second causes of action (a) as insufficient and (b) on the ground that plaintiff lacks legal capacity to sue. Defendant also seeks to dismiss the third cause on the ground that it is insufficient. He also claims that portions of that cause should be dismissed on the basis of the Statute of Frauds.
According to the plaintiff’s briefs, the first cause of action is one for damages for the alleged fraud and deceit of defendant in inducing plaintiff to enter into an agreement, dated December 17, 1959, and a modifying agreement, dated April 22, 1960. One of…
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- Goldsmith v. National Container Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1942
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