Legal Opinion
McConnell v. Commonwealth Pictures Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 30, 1955PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHofstadter, J.
The plaintiff moves to strike for insufficiency three affirmative defenses and the first counterclaim; he moves additionally to strike this counterclaim on the ground that it is barred by the applicable Statute of Limitations. Finally he moves to strike the answer and for summary judgment in his favor.
The action is for an accounting under a written letter agreement dated November 20, 1946, annexed to the complaint, by which the defendant undertook to compensate the plaintiff if he *752succeeded in negotiating a contract between Universal Pictures Co., Inc., and the defendant, for the acquisition…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Oscanyan v. Arms Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Stone v. FreemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Reiner v. North American Newspaper AllianceNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Hogston v. BellIndiana Supreme Court · 1916
- Chesebrough v. . ConoverNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Dodge v. RichmondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
- Magazine Publishers Ass'n v. Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.New York Supreme Court · 1958
- McConnell v. Commonwealh Pictures Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959