Legal Opinion
Clifford v. Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Ass'n
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 1, 1931PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
The alleged contract upon which the plaintiff has sued is in effect one in which a membership corporation agrees to pay him a salary for life, regardless of services to be performed. It originated in 1900, when he was elected president of the corporation, and has its foundation in a resolution adopted at the annual meeting of the members and readopted and reaffirmed at subsequent meetings; and in form ratified from year to year by the board of directors. Its purpose was to compensate plaintiff for the loss of his position as captain in the fire department. *261Plaintiff’s presidency continued…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Alexander v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Greaves v. American Institute for Scientific ResearchNew York Supreme Court · 1921
- Rollins v. Co-operative Building BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Rollins v. . Co-Operative Building BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
3Cited by14 opinions
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- Howard Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Company (A Delaware Corporation)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Tucson Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Aetna Investment Corp.Arizona Supreme Court · 1952
- Brown v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1960
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