Currier v. Poor
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by Ida A. Currier against Henry W. Poor and others to recover purchase money. The complaint was dismissed, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
By this action it was sought to recover the purchase money of five second mortgage bonds of the Knickerbocker Brewing Company, upon the ground that the plaintiff was induced to purchase the bonds of the defendants by fraudulent representations. The plaintiff’s brother and agent testified that before purchasing he had an interview with one of the members of the defendants’ firm, in which the latter had falsely represented that the bonds were better than any railroad bonds that could be bought at about par; that they were more valuable than such railroad bonds; were secured by mortgage on real…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Vail v. . ReynoldsNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co. v. Manhattan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1884
- Thomas v. DickinsonNew York Supreme Court · 1892
- Kountze v. KennedyNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- Thomas v. DickinsonNew York Supreme Court · 1893