Legal Opinion
John William Costello Associates, Inc. v. Standard Metals Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1982PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward J. Greenfield, J.
Plaintiff moves to dismiss defendant’s affirmative defenses and for summary judgment on its complaint. Defendant cross-moves for summary judgment.
Plaintiff, an executive search consultant, alleges that on November 17,1979, it entered into a written contract with George E. Smith (Smith) whereby it agreed to use its best efforts to contact various companies in Smith’s general line of work and to secure for him a favorable employment *283contract. The agreement required Smith to pay a $9,000 fee which would be returned to Smith when plaintiff was paid a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- John E. Rosasco Creameries, Inc. v. CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- People Ex Rel. Armstrong v. Warden of City PrisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Carmine v. MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Briefstein v. P. J. Rotondo Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
- Fosdick v. Investors Syndicate, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1934
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dornberger v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1997
- John William Costello Associates, Inc. v. Standard Metals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Olson v. HalvorsenCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2008
- Pando v. FernandezNew York Supreme Court · 1984
- Katz v. ZuckermannNew York Supreme Court · 1984
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