Reich v. Cochran
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from, special term, New York county. Action by Lorenz Reich against William F. Cochran. There was a judgment in favor of defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
This action was brought to have an agreement in the form of a lease from defendant to plaintiff declared a mortgage to secure a loan with usurious interest, and to have the same declared void, and delivered up and canceled. The plaintiff, having obtained a lease of the Cambridge Hotel, assigned the same to defendant, who thereupon made a sublease of the same premises to plaintiff, which arrangement the plaintiff alleges was a mere cover for a usurious loan, and should therefore be held void. As a defense, it was alleged that defendant, through a duly-authorized agent, served upon the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Brown v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- The People Ex Rel. Ainslee v. . HowlettNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Nemetty v. . NaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
3Cited by7 opinions
- Traill v. OstermeierNebraska Supreme Court · 1941
- Reich v. CochranAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Cochran v. ReichAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897
- Reich v. CochranAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- Reich v. CochranAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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