Legal Opinion
Potts v. Village of Haverstraw
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 13, 1937No. 91PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment, dismissing an amended complaint in an action in contract, upon motion of the defendant under subdivision 6 of Rule 107 of the New York Rules of Civil Practice, on the ground that the “cause of action did not accrue within the time limited by law for the commencement of an action thereon.” The case has already been before this court; it was tried to a jury which rendered a verdict for the plaintiff on which a judgment was entered, which we reversed in Potts v. Haverstraw, 79 F.2d 102. The original complaint was laid upon a contract made…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Martin v. . CampNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Bauserman v. BluntSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Fitzpatrick v. FlannaganSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Commercial Union of America, Inc. v. Anglo-South American Bank, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
- McGovern v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Dictograph Products Company, Inc. v. Sonotone Corporation, Emil Henry Greibach and S. Michael PinelesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Munro v. PostCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Basevi v. Edward O'Toole Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1939
- Bradford v. Chase Nat. Bank of City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1938
- Ethelyn Wheeler Hamilton, as Co-Executors of Estate of Harold F. Hamilton, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
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