Cohoes Memorial Hospital v. Mossey

Appeal from an order which denied summary judgment in an action which sought to recover the balance due on a subscription pledge. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff, referred to herein as the hospital, embarked on a campaign to build a new hospital in the Cohoes-Latham area and that the defendant, referred to herein as the doctor, made a pledge in writing, a copy of which was attached to the complaint, and stated: “ To meet the urgent need for a new Hospital to serve the people in the Cohoes-Latham area and in consideration of the pledges of others I/we subscribe”. The complaint further…