Watson v. Gugino
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Henry W. Watson, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Erie on the 8th day of March, 1910, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court at the close of plaintiff’s case upon a trial at the Erie Trial Term, and also from an order made on the 7th day of March, 1910, directing the dismissal of the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Spring, J.:
The action is to recover damages for breach of contract. The defendant was experienced in the business of manufacturing maea*34roni, and with his brother Natale had been profitably carrying on that business in the city of Buffalo. The brother professed a desire to return to Italy, his native country, and at the request of the defendant in October, 1904, the plaintiff purchased the interest of Hatale in the business, paying him therefor $3,400. Shortly thereafter the plaintiff and the defendant entered into a written copartnership agreement which was intended to be and was in fact…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Watson v. . GuginoNew York Court of Appeals · 1912