Legal Opinion
American Express Co. v. Brown
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 3, 1975No. 73 Civ. 2584PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.
The defendant Anthony Cave Brown, a British journalist, applied for and received a credit card from the plaintiff American Express Company. Brown failed to pay certain charges and American Express employed English lawyers to collect the amount due.
The lawyers contacted Brown, who had by that time moved to the United States. In a letter dated May 15, 1972, Brown offered to repay the amount due but urged the lawyers not to file suit. Brown suggested that he be allowed to sign a promissory note and concluded the letter as follows: “A Promissory Note is a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jordan Brown, and All Others Similarly Situated v. First National City BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Fairfield Lease Corp. v. Marsi Dress Corp.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1969
- Household Finance Corp. v. GoldringAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
- Household Finance Corporation v. GoldringNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Heelan v. Security National BankSuffolk County District Court · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Manfra, Tordella & Brookes, Inc. v. Francisco BungeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Kredietbank, N v. v. ESIC Capital Corp. (In Re Rosner)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1985
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