Legal Opinion
Stokes v. Carpenter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 5, 1915PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal by the defendants, Orlando T. Carpenter and others, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Westchester Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 5th day of January, 1914, overruling their demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, J.:
Orlando T. Carpenter and Reese Carpenter executed and delivered to the plaintiff the following:
“New York, Sept. 13, 1909.
“In Consideration of One Dollar ($1), of which this is a receipt, and in view of past services, it is agreed for what you have done and for what you are about to do in helping us and in giving your time and attention in the matters of Kensico *442and the surrounding country, we hereby agree that you shall have the option of purchasing one-half of our interest in the property adjoining Kensico at just what it costs, with interest and taxes.
' “ CELANDO T. CARPENTER,
“…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Carney v. PendletonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Hirschberg v. HechtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932