Legal Opinion

Kuffler v. List

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided October 2, 1956PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAWSON, District Judge.

This is a motion by the defendant under Rule 56 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. for summary judgment on the principal ground that the two causes of action alleged in the complaint are unenforceable because of the provisions of § 31 of the Personal Property Law of the State of New York, McK. Consol.Laws, c. 41.

The first cause of action alleged in the complaint asserts that the plaintiff suggested to defendant that defendant acquire a block of approximately 930,000 shares of RKO Theatres Corporation, then owned or controlled by one Howard Hughes; that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Knauss v. Gottfried Krueger Brewing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
  2. Harmon v. Alfred Peats Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
  3. Seckendorff v. Halsey, Stuart & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
  4. Gibson v. Archer Productions, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
  5. P. W. Chapman & Co. v. CorneliusCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Minichiello v. Royal Business Funds Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1966
  2. Davidson v. RobieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
  3. Bittner v. American-Marietta CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1958
  4. Ames v. Ideal Cement Co.New York Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Evans v. Riverside International RacewayCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965

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