Legal Opinion

Reno v. . Bull

New York Court of Appeals

Decided July 15, 1919PublishedCited by 251 opinions

Appeal, by permission, from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 7, 1917, unanimously affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtMcLaughlin, J.

Action to recover damages for fraud and deceit, by reason of which it is claimed plaintiff was induced to purchase fifty shares, each of the par value of $100, of the capital stock of the American Oriental Company, a Maine corporation. Plaintiff had a verdict for $6,000, and from the judgment entered thereon defendants appealed to the Appellate Division, where the same was unanimously affirmed, and by permission they now appeal to this court.

The unanimous affirmance of the judgment conclusively establishes that the findings of the jury are sustained by evidence. The judgment, therefore, must…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Briggs v. SpauldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  2. Brackett v. . GriswoldNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
  3. Smith v. BollesSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  4. Kountze v. . KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  5. Sigafus v. PorterSupreme Court of the United States · 1900

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3Cited by251 opinions

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