Legal Opinion

Maher v. Randolph

New York Court of Appeals

Decided July 13, 1937PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLoughran, J.

As owners of 240 shares of the stock of a corporation formed under a co-operative ownership plan, plaintiffs held a lease of an apartment in a building erected by the corporation. This apartment, with its furnishings, they let to the defendant for a term to expire on May 15, 1935. The furnishings included three pairs of draperies worth about $150.

On May 5, 1935, the parties entered into an oral agreement for sale by the plaintiffs and purchase by the defendant of the 240 shares of stock for $4,000. In the course of this transaction the defendant inquired whether the plaintiffs “ would consent…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Shindler v. . HoustonNew York Court of Appeals · 1848
  2. Cooke v. . MillardNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
  3. Young v. . IngalsbeNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
  4. Dorsey v. PikeNew York Supreme Court · 1889

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Johnston Jewels, Ltd. v. LeonardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
  2. Rosenzweig v. SalkindAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1957
  3. Linden Trans-Mix Corp. v. GriffinNew York Supreme Court · 1957
  4. John Thallon & Co. v. Edsil Trading Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1951
  5. John Thallon & Co. v. Edsil Trading Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1951

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