Miller v. Waclark Realty Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Waclark Realty Company, from a. judgment of the' Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the; office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 11th day of January, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from, an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 10th day of January, 1910, denying the defendant’s motion for.a new trial made upon the. minutes,'
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:. The defendant corporation is a mere holding company for the benefit of W. A,. Clark, who owns practically all of the stock - and, *48who incorporated it for the purpose of taking title to property purchased by him. It has never done any business or been engaged in dealing in real estate. •' It owned a certain plot of unimproved land on the northwest corner of Park avenue and Seventy-sixth street, borough of Manhattan, about 55 feet by 102 feet in dimensions. This property had never been offered for sale in any manner, either by advertisement, by signs on the property, or by being…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kaake v. GriswoldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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