Societa Italiana Di Beneficenza v. Sulzer
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of Hew York, entered upon an order made July 20,1892, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The action was brought to recover upon a written contract of a peculiar nature. It is admitted by the answer that the plaintiff is a domestic corporation, and that it holds by assignment whatever claim the parties who signed or executed the contract could enforce against the defendant. The complaint avers that on June 29, 1889, certain united Italian societies in the city of Hew York, for and in behalf of the plaintiff, a corporation organized for benevolent purposes, entered into an agreement with the defendant whereby, in consideration of the promise or agreement of such societies to hold •…
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