Legal Opinion

Nowikas v. Cohen

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 24, 1949Published

1Opinion of the Court

*1060Carswell, Adel, Sneed and Wenzel, JJ., concur; Nolan, P. J., dissents and votes to affirm, being of opinion that the complaint sufficiently states a cause of action for damages for breach of an express contract between appellant and respondent. The contract pleaded may be unenforeible, as involving a breach by respondent of his obligation of undivided loyalty to his employer. (Cf. Greenfield v. Bausch, 238 App. Div. 52, and Myerberg v. Webster, 269 App. Div. 65.) That question, however, should not be decided on the pleadings, since it may be established on trial that the contract pleaded was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Knauss v. Gottfried Krueger Brewing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
  2. Gracie v. StevensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
  3. Greenfield v. BauschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
  4. Myerberg v. WebsterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
  5. Gracie v. . StevensNew York Court of Appeals · 1902

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