Legal Opinion
Shepard v. Lamphier
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1914PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Demurrer to the plaintiff’s complaint by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
The complaint alleges that on the 30th day of August, 1912, the defendant composed, addressed and mailed to the plaintiff an anonymous letter of which the following is a copy:
“ Mrs. Shepard: I am very much impressed, with your looks, appearance, etc., and have been for a long time.
‘ ‘ I am writing this to know if you would meet me at some place where we could talk with each other and make some arrangements where we could get out and have a nice time.
“ I am a married man that you know well, live in Brocton am highly respectable and no one would think that I would go out for a good time, but I…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mitchell v. . Rochester Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Youmans v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Sanderson v. . CaldwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Terwilliger v. . WandsNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Garrison v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
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3Cited by4 opinions
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