Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Ryan
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided October 12, 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Myriam J. Altman, J.
When Harold Hoffman, a young attorney, called the number listed in a New York Times apartment ad, he was unaware that he had dialed a brief nightmare in which he would be defrauded of $100 and assaulted. To redress the wrong, he has instituted two small claims actions, one for fraud and breach of contract and the other for assault and battery and negligence. The fraud action is against Albert Ryan, doing business as Total Apartments, Albert Ryan individually, and Nancy Lesser, Ryan’s employee. The assault action is against Albert Ryan, doing business as…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Walker v. SheldonNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Riviello v. WaldronNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Garrity v. Lyle Stuart, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Jo Ann Homes at Bellmore, Inc. v. DworetzNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Briefstein v. P. J. Rotondo Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Gonsalves v. Roma Furniture Co.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1980
- Galaxy Rental Service, Inc. v. StateNew York Supreme Court · 1981