Legal Opinion
Cowan v. De Witt
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1954PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtElsworth, J.
Plaintiffs have recovered a jury verdict in the sum of $5,000 predicated upon an alleged breach of contract. Defendant made a motion at the close of the plaintiffs’ case, and which was renewed at the conclusion of all the testimony, to dismiss the complaint and for a directed verdict on the ground that no cause of action was proven as matter of law. Such motion was on each occasion reserved on and is now here considered.
Plaintiffs owned a parcel of land at Kerhonkson in the county of Ulster and desired to develop the same by the construction of homes to be offered for sale. Defendant…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Wood v. . Duff-GordonNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Oscar Schlegel Manufacturing Co. v. Peter Cooper's Glue FactoryNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Ehrenworth v. . Stuhmer Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Grossman v. . SchenkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Topken, Loring & Schwartz, Inc. v. SchwartzNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
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3Cited by3 opinions
- American Handkerchief Corp. v. Frannat Realty Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
- American Oil Co. v. Texaco, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1962
- Cowan v. De WittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954