Legal Opinion
Ames v. Ideal Cement Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 2, 1962PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbraham N. Geller, J.
Defendant has moved at the close of plaintiff’s case to dismiss the first cause of action in the com*885plaint on contract upon the ground that it is barred by the applicable Statute of Frauds. No such motion addressed to the alternative second cause in quantum meruit has been made.
The briefs on that question submitted by both counsel during the course of the trial, as well as independent research by the court, indicate that the answer cannot be entirely free from doubt in view of the unsettled and confusing area of law embracing that issue as affected by the nature and circumstances of this…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Rubin v. Irving Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Knauss v. Gottfried Krueger Brewing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Russell v. Societe Anonyme Des Etablissements AeroxonNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Bittner v. American-Marietta CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1958
- Seckendorff v. Halsey, Stuart & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Northeast General Corp. v. Wellington Advertising, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Allen Chase and Company v. White, Weld & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Rule Resources, Ltd. v. Reliance Group, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Warshay v. Guinness PLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Amerofina, Inc. v. U. S. Industries, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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