Legal Opinion

Ehrich v. Grant

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

Decided February 9, 1906PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Hugh J. Grant, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 14th day of November, 1905, continuing during the pendency of the action a temporary injunction theretofore granted.

1Opinion of the Court

Houghton, J.:

In the year 1902 the plaintiff was engaged in financing certain Nevada mining properties and brought about the formation of what was called the De Lamar Gold Mining Syndicate. The operations were so successful that subscription rights sold above par, and the premium on such sales as plaintiff brought about belonged to him.

While such subscriptions were thus commanding a premium, plaintiff avers that he permitted the defendant Grant to become a subscriber to the syndicate to the extent of' $50,000 without premium, on the agreement that Grant should carry for plaintiff a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Butler v. WrightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1915
  2. Goddard v. GladstoneNew York Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Brown v. Arbogast & Bastian Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
  4. Nathan v. BernsteinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
  5. Batterson v. RaymondNew York Supreme Court · 1914

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