Crook v. Scott
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, John C. Scott, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 19th day of February, 1901, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 21st day of February, 1901, denying the said defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The plaintiff seeks to enforce an agreement evidenced by a letter to her signed by the defendants. There is no serious dispute as to the facts. It appears that the defendants were directors and officers of a corporation known as the Weehawlcen Wharf Company, of which the plaintiff’s husband appears to have been also a director. The corporation, having some of its stock for sale, requested the plaintiff’s husband to purchase it. After some negotiations, the plaintiff’s husband stated that he had $25,000 belonging to the plaintiff; and it was agreed that he should purchase the…
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