Wood v. Manchester Fire Assurance Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Silas P. Wood, from a final judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of' the defendant, entered in the office of. the clerk of the county of New York on the ,15 th -day of February, 1900, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term, sustaining the defendant’s demurrer to the second amended complaint and dismissing the said complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
The following is the. opinion of the court below:
Russell, J.:
The demurrer to the complaint presents serious obstacles to any recovery by the plaintiff upon a claim for an unpaid balance of $9,000, part of the consideration of the sale of the influence of the plaintiff as president, director and stockholder of the American Fire Insurance Company to the defendant, the Manchester Fire Assurance Company, which is a foreign corporation. The defendant Was desirous of acquiring the stock, control, business and good *523will of the American Fire Insurance Company, and found it necessary to secure the…
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