Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Blair
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 1891PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from special term, Mew York «county. Action by Henry A. Taylor and others, administrators of Christopher Meyer, deceased, against Thomas S. Blair and Thomas Struthers. Defendants appeal from a judgment for plaintiffs, entered on a verdict directed by the court.
1Opinion of the CourtDaniels, J.
The verdict was directed for the amount held to be payable on a contract entered into by the defendants with the intestate. He had subscribed for 500 shares of the capital stock of the Blair Iron & Steel Company, and paid upon his subscription the sum of $10,000, included with interest in the verdict. To induce him to purchase these shares the defendants subscribed and delivered to him this contract:
“ Whereas, Christopher Meyer has purchase,d 600 shares of the stock of the Blair Iron and Steel Company, sold by A. S. Diven, trustee of said company, at the price of fifty dollars per share, now,…
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