Legal Opinion
Ferkin v. Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 25
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 31, 1938PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHubbs, J.
On February 7, 1931, the appellant, an attorney, entered into a contract with the respondent, a board of education, for services in connection with the submission to the voters of the school district of a proposition for construction of an addition to the district school house and the carrying out of the proposition, if approved, upon the basis of a fee of one per cent upon the gross amount of any bond issue involved.
On April 30, 1931, the original agreement was modified by a supplemental contract providing that if the original proposal should be rejected by the voters, any alternative…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Messersmith v. . American Fidelity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Matter of TillmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- In Re the Estate of MontgomeryNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Matter of KrooksNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Matter of WeitlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
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3Cited by12 opinions
- McConnell v. Commonwealth Pictures Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Crowley v. WolfNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- De Persia v. Merchants Mutual Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
- Harrison Central School District v. NyquistAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Hilgendorff v. HilgendorffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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