Horn v. Western Land Ass'n
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The defendant is a Pennsylvania corporation, having its principal office at Philadelphia. The plaintiff, air attorney at law, alleges in his complaint that on April 5, 1869, the-defendant’s executive committee, having due authority from defendant so to do, passed and subscribed the following resolution: “ Resolved, that Henry J. Horn, Esq., of St. Paul, Minnesota, be, and is hereby, .appointed attorney for the Western Land Association, at a salary of one thousand dollars per…
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The defendant is a Pennsylvania corporation, having its principal office at Philadelphia. The plaintiff, air attorney at law, alleges in his complaint that on April 5, 1869, the-defendant’s executive committee, having due authority from defendant so to do, passed and subscribed the following resolution: “ Resolved, that Henry J. Horn, Esq., of St. Paul, Minnesota, be, and is hereby, .appointed attorney for the Western Land Association, at a salary of one thousand dollars per year, payable quarterly,” and transmitted an attested copy thereof to plaintiff, who, on April 13, 1869, accepted such…
1Opinion of the CourtCornell, J.
The alleged cause of action against defendant is a contract, evidenced by a resolution of its executive committee or board, appointing plaintiff as its attorney, “ at a salary of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per year, payable quarterly,” and plaintiff’s letter “accepting the appointment upon the terms offered.” That the transmission of this resolution by defendant, and the written acceptance of the offer it contained by plaintiff, constituted a complete and consummated contract, admits of no reasonable doubt. Tayloe v. Merchants’ Fire Ins. Co., 9 How. 390. That the executive board had the…
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- Costigan v. Mohawk & Hudson Rail-RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1846
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