Legal Opinion
Wappler v. Woodbury Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 20, 1927PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cardozo, Ch. J.
In 1918, Robert Buggeln, for whom plaintiff is a “ dummy ” or an agent, sold to William A. Woodbury the entire capital stock of the Woodbury Company. The chief value of the stock was dependent upon the ownership of trade-marks then in litigation. Another corporation, the Andrew Jergens Company, made claim' to them as owner. Accordingly there were provisions in the contract whereby the terms of payment for the stock were proportioned to the menace of the suit. The total price was to be $6,000, of which $500 was paid in cash. The residue, $5,500, was not to be paid at all unless…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Anderson v. John L. Hayes Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Noyes v. . AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Noyes v. ClarkNew York Court of Chancery · 1838
- Sherman v. . FosterNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Bartlett v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
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- Ostow & Jacobs, Inc. v. Morgan-Jones, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1960
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