Legal Opinion
Erie City Iron Works v. Thomas
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided July 3, 1905PublishedCited by 2 opinions
At Law. On demurrer to complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
This is an action at law to recover the sum of $5,000, the par value of certain 6 per cent, gold bonds of the Empire State Sugar Company, a New York corporation. The defendants demurred to the complaint on the ground that a cause of action is not stated. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff entered into a contract with the Empire State Sugar Company, by which, in consideration of the payment of $18,000, it furnished said corporation with boilers, machinery, etc., and as a part of the purchase price therefor, being induced so to.do by the promise of the defendants, as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Dustan v. . McAndrewNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Ketchum v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- O'Brien v. . FitzgeraldNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Mason v. . DeckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
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3Cited by2 opinions
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