Amory v. Nason
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by tbe plaintiff, William M. Amory, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Mew York on the 24th day of December, 1907, upon tbe dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court after the plaintiff’s opening on a trial at the Mew York Trial Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
The complaint alleges that the defendant was employed and acted as. attorney and counsel in certain proceedings to foreclose and sell the property and franchises of the Jerome Park Railway Company, and was likewise agent, and acted as attorney for the owners of a large majority of stock and bonds of the company in obtaining a purchaser therefor at private sale; that as such attorney and agent he entered into an agreement with the plaintiff whereby the defendant agreed to sell and deliver to the plaintiff at his option the stock and bonds of said railroad at an agreed price of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brackett v. . GriswoldNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Doyle v. . Rector, Etc., Trinity ChurchNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Wessels v. CarrAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Buck v. LeachSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1879