Legal Opinion
Hollinger Digital, Inc. v. LookSmart, Ltd.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 9, 1999PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles Ramos, J.), entered March 22, 1999, which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint for failure to state a cause of action, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiffs causes of action for breach of contract, promissory estoppel and equitable estoppel were all properly dismissed as “flatly contradicted” by the letter agreement between the parties, which expressly stated their intention not to be bound until a stock purchase agreement was executed and all requisite consents were delivered (Quail Ridge Assocs. v Chemical Bank, 162…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- BROWN BROS. v. Beam Constr.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Scheck v. FrancisNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- Quail Ridge Associates v. Chemical BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Prestige Foods, Inc. v. Whale Securities Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- LaRuffa v. Fleet Bank, N.A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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