Legal Opinion
Gibson v. Archer Productions, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 16, 1952PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
The complaint was dismissed after trial solely on the ground that subdivisions 1 and 10 of section 31 of the Personal Property Law constituted a defense to plaintiff’s cause of action. Though the Statute of Frauds would apply to this suit if it were brought upon an express contract, it would not constitute a defense to an action, such as this, brought in quantum meruit to recover for services rendered. Plaintiff may be entitled to recover, reasonable compensation for services actually rendered by him. (Harmon v. Peats Co., 243 N. Y. 473; Elsfelder v. Cournand, 270 App. Div. 162; Parver v.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Elsfelder v. CournandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
- Harmon v. Alfred Peats Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Parver v. Matthews-Kadetsky Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
3Cited by13 opinions
- Yonofsky v. WernickDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Minichiello v. Royal Business Funds Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Madeleine Hardy-Latham v. John H. Wellons, Harry Barnes and F. Ryan HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- Ames v. Ideal Cement Co.New York Supreme Court · 1962
- Kuffler v. ListDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
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