Legal Opinion

Keskal v. Modrakowski

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 27, 1928PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Per curiam

The testimony is too vague to justify a finding of a promise by the defendant personally to restore the bonds or their value if the plaintiffs became dissatisfied with their subscription to the shares. The promise as the plaintiffs count upon it in their complaint was coupled with one to release them, in case of dissatisfaction, from the obligation to make further payments under their contract of subscription. Certainly that part of the agreement must have been understood to bind the corporation and not the defendant personally. There is no adequate basis for a holding that one branch of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Whitney v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Hall v. . LauderdaleNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  3. Mack v. . LattaNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
  4. Ferris v. . KilmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1872

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Pinter v. DahlSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Mencher v. WeissNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
  3. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  4. Gordon v. BurrCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
  5. Gordon v. BurrCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974

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