Legal Opinion

Shurgour & Bacon Const. Co. v. Empire Development Corp.

New York Supreme Court

Decided June 18, 1957PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtGteobge T. Vandermetjlen, J.

This is a motion by the defendants to dismiss the complaint on the ground that it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.

The complaint is quite difficult to summarize or to fit into any of the standard causes of action with which I am familiar. *696It alleges, in substance, that the defendants, pursuant to a conspiracy to destroy the plaintiff economically, caused damage to the plaintiff by: (1) inducing the plaintiff to enter into four construction contracts at low consideration by stating that cheaper construction work than the contract provided for would be acceptable;…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Advance Music Corp. v. American Tobacco Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
  2. Keviczky v. LorberNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
  3. Ledwith v. IgnatiusNew York Supreme Court · 1942

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Shurgour & Bacon Const. Co. v. Empire Development Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1957

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