General Electric Co. v. Wightman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, the General Electric Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the. clerk of the county of Erie on the 31st day of May, 1895, upon the dismissal of the complaint directed by the court after a trial before the court and a jury at the Erie Circuit.
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Appeal by the plaintiff, the General Electric Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the. clerk of the county of Erie on the 31st day of May, 1895, upon the dismissal of the complaint directed by the court after a trial before the court and a jury at the Erie Circuit. March 26, 1892, the Buffalo, North Main Street and Tonawanda Electric Railroad Company was incorporated, pursuant to the Railroad Law, chapter 565 of the Laws of 1890 (Chap. 39, Gen. Laws), for the purpose of constructing and operating a street surface railroad, six…
1Opinion of the Court
Follett, J.:
This action was begun February 3, 1894, to. recover damages alleged to be $200, with interest from. May 1, 1893,- for the, defendant’s failure to subscribe and.pay for two shares of the capital stock of the Buffalo, North Main Street and Tonuwada Electric Railroad Company, as provided- i-n the contract set forth in the. statement of facts. The defendant in his answer alleged that the contract was invalid, was procured by fraud and false representations, -and that.the railroad company had failed to perform, the conditions contained in the contract, and certain - collateral…
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- Fort Edward, C., Plank Road Co. v. . PayneNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
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