Mendelow v. Slabodkin

— Judgment unanimously reversed, on the. law.and facts insofar as it dismisses plaintiff’s second cause of action against defendant, Irving Slabodkin, and a new trial granted as. to that cause of action against him with costs to abide the event and in all other respects judgment affirmed. Memorandum: In August, 1969, at the behest of defendant Slabodkin, plaintiff Mendelow and defendant Pedersen invested in the purchase and operation of the Bali Hai restaurant. There was testimony on .plaintiff’s behalf that Slabodkin said he was going to contribute $35,000 toward the capitalization, and that…