Legal Opinion
Franhan Distributors, Inc. v. New York World's Fair 1939, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 8, 1941No. 65PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
This suit, originally brought in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, was removed to the Southern District of New York and there tried to a jury. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, the court granted a motion to dismiss the complaint as to each defendant for failure to prove a prima facie case and the plaintiff has appealed. The cause of action alleged against the defendant New York World’s Fair 1939 Incorporated, which will be called the Fair, was the breach of a contract the plaintiff claimed to have made with it for a concession at the Fair and that…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Sanders v. Pottlitzer Bros. Fruit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Edwards v. . DooleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Ward v. . HasbrouckNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Schutz v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Dudley v. . PerkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
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- Neff v. World Publishing Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Schenck v. Bear, Stearns & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Bailey v. BanisterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
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