Meyer v. . Blair
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made March 26, 1886, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants, entered upon a decision of the court on trial without a jury.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made March 26, 1886, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants, entered upon a decision of the court on trial without a jury. This action was brought upon an agreement executed by the defendants, of which the following is a copy: “¡New York, April 4, 1873. “ Whereas Christopher Meyer has purchased six hundred shares of the stock of the Blair Iron and Steel Company, sold by A. S. Diven, trustee of said company, at tne price of fifty dollars per share; “ Now we, the…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
The defense set up by the defendants to escape from the plain obligation assumed by them under the agreement of April 4, 1873, is founded upon no equity in their favor, and if allowed to prevail, will defeat a contract which, on its face, was perfectly legal and valid. H or is it claimed that the contract is void for fraud, mistake or want of consideration as between the parties. The defendants fully understood the-contract into which they entered; they, in fact, tendered it to the plaintiff as an inducement to him to become a subscriber to the stock of the Blair Iron and Steel Company, and…
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