Ford Motor Co. v. Hotel Woodward Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States-for the Southern District of New York. . . Action by. the Hotel Woodard Company against the Ford Motor Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error."
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
This is a writ of error to a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $600,000. The cause of action is for damages for breach of a contract to give the plaintiff a lease of certain premises to be constructed by the defendant in New York City. The defense is that there never was any meeting of the minds of the parties as to the terms of the proposed lease, and that there was no written memorandum of the contract, if contract there was, as required by the statute of frauds.
[1] The complaint Was dismissed on a former trial. Hotel…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Clune v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Johnson v. Cadillac Motor Car Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1919
- Beckwith v. TalbotSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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