American National Bank of Providence v. Grace
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by the American National Bank of Providence, R. I., against William R. Grace to recover damages for fraud and deceit. From an order granting a motion to make the complaint more definite and certain, plaintiff appeals.
1Per curiam
The action is for fraud and deceit, by which, as alleged, the plaintiff was induced to purchase of the defendant two promissory notes, and to pay therefor the sum of $19,600. A statement of the character of the deceit and fraud practiced is fully set forth; but instead of the usual averment that the false representations were knowingly made, and material facts which should have been communicated to the plaintiff were suppressed, the complaint in one of the paragraphs thus alleges:
“Seventh. That, as plaintiff has been informed since the failure of said firm of Grant & Ward, and verily…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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