Legal Opinion

Backus v. MacLaury

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 11, 1951PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPiper, J.

This is a submission of a controversy upon an agreed statement of facts. The plaintiffs are copartners and maintain what is known as Butterfly Farms at Mexico, New York, where for many years past they have tested, bred, and maintained a herd of registered Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle. On November 17, 1947, the defendant purchased from plaintiffs a cow of that breed, which had been previously bred to a bull owned by plaintiffs in August, 1947, for the sum of $5,600 and she gave birth to a bull calf on May 11, 1948.

Some time prior to May 27, 1948, defendant employed one of the plaintiffs, E.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. McQuaid v. RossWisconsin Supreme Court · 1893
  2. Feist v. Fifth Avenue BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
  3. Guarantee & Trust Co. v. Mortgage CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
  4. Petersen v. DreherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
  5. Frederickson v. HackneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1924

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  2. Aluminum Co. of America v. Essex Group, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Leasco Corporation, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Peter T. TaussigCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  4. Morgan Guaranty Trust Company Of New York v. American Savings And Loan AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  5. Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. v. American Savings & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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