Beck v. Cohen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtSherman, J.
Plaintiff, having moved for an order striking out an affirmative defense and counterclaim contained in the answer, has met with the dismissal of his own complaint on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
Plaintiff pleads that in consideration of defendant’s promise to marry him, he agreed to marry her and delivered to her an engagement ring of the value of $350 in anticipation of their marriage and conditioned upon the fulfillment by defendant of her agreement to marry him. After having plighted her troth and received the ring, defendant refused to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Lumsden v. ArbaughMissouri Court of Appeals · 1921
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- Rosenberg v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
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