Legal Opinion
Hecht v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 24, 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael D. Stall-man, J.), entered June 5, 2008, granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs third cause of action for breach of contract, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
The court correctly found that the alleged promises made by defendant Schneider with respect to severance benefits to be provided plaintiff in the event of a sale of Helmsley-Spear, Inc., or at the time of his departure from the company, are insufficient, as a matter of law, to provide the basis for a legally enforceable oral agreement. The oral assurances…
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