Penn Oil & Supply Co. v. Cohn
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from an order entered in the New York county clerk’s office on the 1st day of February, 1909, denying a motion to vacate an order of arrest.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
The defendant appeals from an order denying his motion to vacate an order of arrest, the motion being made upon the papers on which the order was granted. These papers consist of a complaint and an affidavit, both verified by one of the plaintiff’s attorneys. The complaint is a curiously unscientific pleading, and it is not easy to determine just what cause of action is sought to be stated, or whether any is sufficiently stated. It alleges a written contract between plaintiff on the one hand and defendant and one Hans Boellert, of Berlin, Germany, on the other, under the terms of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Barrell v. ToddAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Murphy v. JackNew York Supreme Court · 1894
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