Legal Opinion
Halpern v. Amtorg Trading Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 26, 1943PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.
Action No. 1 is to recover commissions which accrued up to the date of its commencement, to wit, March 26,1941, upon a written contract by the terms of which plaintiffs were employed to obtain evidence and make investigations in connection with a case pending in the United States Customs Court. Action No. 2 is upon the same contract brought to recover for commissions which accrued after the date of the commencement of the first action.
The written contract upon which these suits were brought was prepared by plaintiffs in June, 1932, and later executed by defendant. It reads as follows:
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gillet v. . Bank of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Heller v. PopeNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Cream of Wheat Co. v. . Crist Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Segar v. King Features Syndicate, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1940
- Segar v. King Features Syndicate, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bogardus v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
- Halpern v. Amtorg Trading Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. WalshCity of New York Municipal Court · 1944