Legal Opinion

United Press v. A. S. Abell Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1902PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Felix Agnus, as manager and trustee of the “ Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser ” newspaper, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered' in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 25th day of February, 1902, denying the said defendant’s motion to vacate and set aside a judgment in favor of the plaintiff entered in the action on the 4th day of February, 1902.

1Opinion of the Court

McLaughlin, J.:

This action was brought to recover damages for the breach of a contract alleged to have been 'made between the plaintiff and the defendants, representing the Baltimore News Association, an unincorporated association doing business under that name, of which the defendant Agnus was president and one Abell secretary. Agnus is the only defendant upon whom the summons was served or who appeared in the action. The title of the original summons and complaint, so far as the same related to Agnus, was “Felix Agnus, *242Manager and Trustee of the Baltimore American newspaper,” and the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Austin v. . MunroNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
  2. Van Cott v. . PrenticeNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
  3. First National Bank v. . ShulerNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  4. Bennett v. . WhitneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
  5. Pfeiffer v. RheinfrankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Security Trust Co. v. PritchardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
  2. Forcum, Receiver v. SymmesSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
  3. Williamson v. StevensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
  4. Gatti-McQuade Co. v. FlynnAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1913
  5. Sullivan v. Associated Billposters & Distributors of United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1919

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