Reid v. America Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from City Court of New York, Trial Term. Action by Edward J. Reid against the America Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBijur, J.
The case involved the interpretation of an agreement claimed by plaintiff to be one for the sale of an automobile by the defendant, and by the defendant to be merely an assignment of a claim which it had against the automobile manufacturer, together with a stipulation that the claim might be used by plaintiff, in accordance with the previous understanding with the manufacturer, in part payment for a car.
[1] Defendant’s motion for a dismissal of the complaint should have been granted, as there was neither allegation in the complaint nor proof that the plaintiff was ready and willing to pay for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dillon v. . CockcroftNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Ormes v. . DauchyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Robbins v. Springfield Fire & Marine InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Second National Bank of Elmira v. WestonNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Armstrong v. HeideAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
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