Legal Opinion
American Purchasing Co. v. Landwehr
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 1948PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtBenvenga, J.
This is a motion to set aside the verdict of the jury on defendant’s second and third counterclaims. The counterclaims are for a breach of certain contracts for the purchase of 5,100 pairs of coveralls and the basis of the motion is that the contracts are illegal and unenforcible. It is alleged that the coveralls were acquired by means of sales documents issued by the WAA (War Assets Administration) to certain war veterans; that the acquisition of such sales documents by the defendant .was illegal, and that any contract based thereon is likewise illegal and unenforcible.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Carmine v. MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- International Spangles Corp. v. Marrow Manufacturing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Marrow Manufacturing Corporation v. EitingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Government of French Republic v. CabotNew York Supreme Court · 1947
- Edsil Trading Corp. v. John Minder & Sons, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
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3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. Comstock Extension Mining Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954