Legal Opinion
Wooten v. Marshall
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 29, 1957PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICK VAN PELT BRYAN, District Judge.
This is an action upon an alleged agreement of joint venture concerning the purchase of a 160 acre tract of land located in Anchorage, Alaska and its resale. The complaint seeks a decree declaring that there was such a joint venture between the parties, establishing the rights of the plaintiff in the venture and compelling an accounting of the venture by the defendant.
The answer denies that there was an agreement of joint venture and alleges, by way of separate defenses, that the agreement between the parties is unenforcible under the Alaska and New…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Chester v. . DickersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- King v. . BarnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Fairchild v. . FairchildNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Chisholm v. GilmerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
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- McGhan v. EbersolDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
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