Parks v. Gates
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, John H. Parks, from a judgment of -the Supreme Court in favor .of the -defendant, entered in the .office "of the- clerk of the county of Hew York on the 21th day of June, 19.02, upon the ¡decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Hew York- Special Term, dismissing ¡the plaintiff’s complaint upon the merits.: '
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J.:
The plaintiff brought this action upon an agreement made and entered into on the 13th day of September, 1897, by and between E. H. Gary, for himself and his associates, as party of the first part, and G. H. Ten Broeck, representing himself and his associates, as party of the second part. Among other things the agreement provides “ that for and in consideration of the mutual promises and obligations herein, entered into and the expenses incurred and to be incurred by the parties hereto, said parties agree among themselves to bring about, if possible, by their individual and united…
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- Schantz v. . OakmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Salter v. . HamNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Lee v. WashburnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Parks v. GatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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