Gleason v. Thaw
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action by John B. Gleason against Harry K. Thaw. From a judgment overruling a demurrer to the first supplementary defense set up in the answer, and dismissing the complaint, with costs, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
On June 28, 1906, the defendant, Harry K. Thaw, was indicted for murder committed in the city of New York. Briefly stated, the complaint alleges that in order to secure the services of the plaintiff as chief counsel, the defendant represented that he was the owner of an interest of at least $500,000 in the estate of his father and had an annual income of $30,000 in his own right. That relying upon these and other representations, the plaintiff consented to act as counsel for the defendant and performed services for him in that capacity which were worth the sum of $60,000…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mast, Foos & Co. v. Stover Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Gleason v. ThawCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1911
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