Legal Opinion
Nickelson v. . Wilson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 1875PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The court, at Special Term, found that the object and intent of the agreement which the plaintiff seeks to enforce in this action was "to stifle, embarrass and procure the discontinuance of the criminal proceedings pending against the plaintiff." On this ground it decided that the agreement was against public policy and void, and this decision was affirmed by the Supreme Court at General Term.
The only evidence upon which the finding was based consists of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fassett v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- United States v. LeeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Illinois · 1846
- Conderman v. HicksNew York Supreme Court · 1870
- Porter v. Havens & AbbottNew York Supreme Court · 1862
- Pollak v. GregoryThe Superior Court of New York City · 1861
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Smith v. . HartsellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
- Reffett v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1963
- Thatcher v. DarrWyoming Supreme Court · 1921
- Reffett v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1963