Legal Opinion
Von Reitzenstein v. Tomlinson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 19, 1928PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Caudozo, Ch. J.
Defendants’ testator, who for convenience will be called defendant, was a lawyer in New York. For himself and his clients he held bonds of the Havana Tobacco Company to the extent of $2,000,000 or more. In April, 1922, a foreclosure suit was imminent, for default had been made in the payment of the interest. The notion came to the defendant that he might improve his chance of a favorable settlement by unearthing graft or other wrongdoing in the conduct of the business.
Plaintiff, who was then in Cuba, after a more or less checkered career of miscellaneous activities, was thought…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Varney v. . DitmarsNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Pauley v. Steam Gauge & Lantern Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Harrison v. . GloverNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Watts v. Phillips-Jones Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- Winch v. WarnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Cron v. Hargro Fabrics, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Don King Productions, Inc. v. DouglasDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Cygan v. MegathlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Freedman v. PearlmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Meaney v. Connecticut Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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