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Hurley v. Young Men's Christian Ass'n

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided May 16, 1914No. Civil No. 1337PublishedCited by 3 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Maricopa. Prank 0. Smith, Judge. STATEMENT OF FACTS BY THE COURT. Appellee, a corporation, commenced this action to enforce the payment of a subscription contract executed and delivered by the appellant to a voluntary association of citizens acting for the purpose of soliciting such subscriptions, and by such association the contract was delivered to and became the property of the appellee.

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APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Maricopa. Prank 0. Smith, Judge. STATEMENT OF FACTS BY THE COURT. Appellee, a corporation, commenced this action to enforce the payment of a subscription contract executed and delivered by the appellant to a voluntary association of citizens acting for the purpose of soliciting such subscriptions, and by such association the contract was delivered to and became the property of the appellee. The following is the subscription contract in question: “Young Men’s Christian Association Building Fund. “500.00. Phoenix, Arizona, April 4,…

1Opinion of the CourtCunningham, J.

The defendant admits the execution and the delivery of the written instrument sued upon, and *31admits that the subscription contracts procured aggregated $60,000, admits that the corporation for whose benefit and use the subscription contracts were solicited, procured, executed and delivered was organized, and it acquired the building site and erected the contemplated building thereon, and the building thereon has been appropriated to the purposes of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Phoenix. Defendant admits: That he has not paid the sums mentioned in and by the terms of the contract he…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Blodgett v. MorrillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1848
  2. Gelpcke, Winslow & Co. v. BlakeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865
  3. Blair v. ButtolphSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
  4. Gerner v. ChurchNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Courtwright v. StricklerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Travers-Newton Chautauqua System v. NaabSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
  2. Rhoades v. Banking, Trust & Mortgage Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1919
  3. Lount v. Young Men's Christian Ass'nArizona Supreme Court · 1914

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