Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 12, 1944PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
On December 14, 1881, Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, on whose behalf plaintiff brings this suit, leased all its assets, tangible and intangible, to defendant for a term of ninety-nine years from January 1, 1882. The agreed rental was a sum equal to 6% per year (i. e., $300,000 per year) on the par value of the lessor’s outstanding stock. That sum was to be paid quarter-annually, direct to the stockholders of the lessor. The lessee assumed and agreed to pay the whole of the lessor’s outstanding bonded indebtedness, with interest. As part of the transaction, defendant-lessee indorsed on…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Rensselaer & S. R. v. IrwinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
- Brainard v. N.Y.C.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Stony Brook Railroad v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
- United States v. Warren R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Suter v. Jordan Marsh Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Tbk Partners, Ltd. v. Western Union Corporation, Frances D. Spier, Objectors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Airco Alloys Division v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- West, Weir & Bartel, Inc. v. Mary Carter Paint Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Wilcox v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1951
- TBK Partners, Ltd. v. Western Union Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
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