Legal Opinion

Tonkelson v. Malis

New York Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1922PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtMullan, J.

The action is, goods sold and delivered. There was no writing, part payment, or giving of a thing in earnest, and the defendant, while offering a different version of the transaction from that of the plaintiff, placed his main reliance upon the contention that there was neither acceptance nor receipt to satisfy the Statute of Frauds. I think the learned trial justice was right in charging that the facts, under the plaintiff’s version, satisfied the statute.

Assuming, as we must, the correctness of respondent’s version, the material facts are as follows: The defendant, a Philadelphia merchant,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rodgers v. . PhillipsNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
  2. Cross v. . O'DonnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  3. Vietor v. StroockNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1889
  4. Borenco Importing Corp. v. SperberAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1922

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Mellen Produce Co. v. FinkWisconsin Supreme Court · 1937

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