American District Telegraph Co. v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Martin, J.:
By this action the plaintiff, because of duress exercised by the defendant city of New York, through its board of estimate and apportionment, seeks to cancel a franchise agreement, entered into between the plaintiff and the city of New York, and to recover corporate stock- and securities, deposited by plaintiff with the city pursuant thereto, as well as upwards of $75,000 paid under it by the plaintiff to the city between its inception on February 20, 1913, and October 29, 1918, and interest on that amount.
Shortly before the trial of the action, the city of New York made a motion…
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