Jones v. . Gould
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 20, 1909, affirming a final judgment in favor of defendants, entered upon an order of said Appellate Division which modified an order of Special Term denying a motion to dismiss the complaint on the pleadings and for leave to serve an amended complaint, and directed a dismissal of the complaint.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 20, 1909, affirming a final judgment in favor of defendants, entered upon an order of said Appellate Division which modified an order of Special Term denying a motion to dismiss the complaint on the pleadings and for leave to serve an amended complaint, and directed a dismissal of the complaint. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The complaint states a cause of action against the defendants personally and individually. (Taylor…
1Opinion of the Court
Cullen, Ch. J.
The action was brought at law. The complaint set forth the execution of an agreement between the defendants and various other parties for the formation of a syndicate, to be known as “Little Kanawha Syndicate,” for the purchase of an existing line of railroad and an extension thereof, and the acquisition and development of coal lands and coal mines, of the operations and activities of which the defendants were given the absolute management and control ; that the defendants, pursuant to the power and authority vested in them as managers of the syndicate, requested the plaintiff…
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- Jones v. GouldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
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