Legal Opinion
Arnold v. Gramercy Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 20, 1962PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
As very adequately pointed out by the learned Justice at Special Term (see 30 Misc 2d 852), the letter from plaintiff’s attorney, dated January 27, 1960, was not a clear and unqualified acceptance of the prior written offer made to her. Rather, the letter appears to have been carefully worded by the plaintiff's attorney so that he would later be able to say that there were matters not yet fully agreed upon, and, thus be in a position to claim that the plaintiff was not bound to a contract. In any event, under the circumstances here, it does not appear that there was a meeting of the minds on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- White v. . HoytNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Stevens v. AmsinckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- Aker v. J. J. Fredella Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
- Arnold v. Gramercy Co.New York Supreme Court · 1961
- Fowler-Curtis Co. v. DeanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Roer v. Cross County Medical Center Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Greenwood Packing Corp. v. Associated Telephone Design, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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