Legal Opinion
American University v. Todd
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided September 22, 1938No. Action of Assumpsit, No. 129PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harrington, J.,
delivering the opinion of the Court:
This case is before us on the petition of William L. Todd, Executor of Mary T. Gambrill, deceased, to vacate a judgment for $5,000, entered against him, as executor, at the suit of “The American University”. That judgment was entered without trial on an affidavit of demand, and without any affidavit of defense having been filed by the defendant. The plaintiff’s suit and the judgment entered in its favor was based on a written instrument, not under seal, dated March 27th, 1928, apparently signed by Mrs. Gambrill, and purporting, on its face,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Presb. Church of Albany v. . CooperNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Rease v. KittleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
- Twenty-Third Street Baptist Church v. CornellNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Blaine v. Publishers George Knapp & Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1897
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Danby v. Osteopathic Hospital Ass'n of DelawareSupreme Court of Delaware · 1954
- Parrish Tire Co. v. MorefieldCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
- State v. TatnallSupreme Court of Delaware · 1941
- Ensminger v. Merritt Marine Construction, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1988
- Jordan v. MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL OF GR. MIAMI, INC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
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