Legal Opinion

Cairns v. duPont

New York Supreme Court

Decided December 6, 1929PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.

These are motions by defendants duPont, Bean, Meeds, Livermore and Wickwire to dismiss the causes of action *279lettered (c) in the complaint on the ground that none of them states facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. In the alternative the moving defendants seek to strike said causes of action from the complaint on the ground that they are representative actions and, therefore, improperly united with the other causes of action set forth in that pleading.

The action is brought by ninety-three plaintiffs, each of whom relies on three causes of actions lettered (a), (b) and (c),…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hun v. . CaryNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
  2. Murray v. . UsherNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
  3. People v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  4. Van Antwerp v. LintonNew York Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Childs v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Werra v. CassedyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
  2. Cairns v. DuPontAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930

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