Legal Opinion
Ford v. Henry
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided March 8, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
Judgment unanimously reversed without costs, and the complaint is dismissed.
The issue presented on the instant appeal is whether the plaintiff may recover part of his investment of $1,500 paid to *193defendants as entry fee to join and participate in an illegal pyramid scheme. For the reasons set forth herewith, we hold that the plaintiff has no right of recovery in a civil suit.
The promotional pyramid scheme in question falls within the meaning of "chain distributor scheme” as defined in General Business Law § 359-fff (L 1974, ch 17, § 1, as amended by L 1982, ch…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stone v. FreemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Schermerhorn v. . TalmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
- People v. Life Science ChurchNew York Supreme Court · 1982
- Solon v. MeuerCivil Court of the City of New York · 1987
- Cochran v. DellfavaRochester City Court · 1987
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Pacurib v. VillacruzCivil Court of the City of New York · 1999
- Donovan v. RothmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- BrandAid Marketing Corp. v. BissDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005