Wendling v. Pierce
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by- the defendant, George. M. Pierce, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Erie Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Erie on- the 5 th day of November, 1897, striking out certain allegations contained in the defendant’s answer.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, J.:
The plaintiff, a real estate broker, brings this action to recover the amount claimed to be due him by reason of his employment by the defendant to negotiate the exchange of his farm of about 400 acres for certain real estate in the city of Buffalo.
The answer of the defendant denies any employment of or indebtedness to the plaintiff. It then admits the execution-of the contract for the exchange of the property referred to in the complaint and alleges that the defendant was induced to enter into the same by reason of ‘the false statements and representations made by the plaintiff as…
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- Buhler v. WentworthNew York Supreme Court · 1854
- Hollenbeck v. ClowNew York Supreme Court · 1854
- Hackley v. OgmunNew York Supreme Court · 1854
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- Feeley v. WursterNew York Supreme Court · 1898