Legal Opinion
Bartle v. Home Owners Cooperative, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1955PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFroessel, J.
Plaintiff, as trustee in bankruptcy of Westerlea Builders, Inc., has by means of this litigation attempted to hold defendant liable for the contract debts of Westerlea, defendant’s Avholly OAvned subsidiary. Defendant, as a co-operative corporation composed mostly of veterans, Avas organized in July, 1947, for the purpose of providing low-cost housing for its members. Unable to secure a contractor to undertake construction of the housing planned, Westerlea was organized for *106that purpose on June 5, 1948. With building costs running considerably higher than anticipated, Westerlea, as it…
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