Joseph Martin, Jr., Delicatessen, Inc. v. Schumacher

52 N.Y.2d 105 (1981)

Joseph Martin, Jr., Delicatessen, Inc., Appellant-Respondent,

v.

Henry D. Schumacher, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued November 10, 1980.

Decided January 20, 1981.

Edward Flower for appellant-respondent.

David S. J. Rubin for respondent-appellant.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER concur with Judge FUCHSBERG; Judge MEYER concurs in a memorandum; Judge JASEN dissents in part and on defendant's appeal votes to affirm in a memorandum.

FUCHSBERG, J.

This case raises an issue fundamental to the law of contracts. It calls…