Krohnthal v. Ranger
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, John H. Ranger and another, 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 30th day of January, 1918, denying their motion for judgment on the pleadings consisting of a complaint and the answer thereto.
1Opinion of the Court
Dowling, J.:
The action is brought to recover damages for fraud and deceit. A. Joseph Geist and Harvey Huffman, both attorneys, were joined as parties defendants, it being claimed by plaintiff that Geist was the attorney for the defendants Ranger and Presbrey, and Huffman attorney for the plaintiff and that they with the *596above-mentioned defendants conspired to defraud the plaintiff. The court granted the motion for judgment as to the defendant Geist, but denied the motion as to the defendants now appealing. The complaint sets forth that in the year 1914 the plaintiff and one Abram Cohen formed…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Brackett v. . GriswoldNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Anderson v. SmitleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910