Legal Opinion

Bradkin v. Leverton

New York Court of Appeals

Decided March 5, 1970PublishedCited by 164 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chief Judge Fuld.

On this appeal from the dismissal of the complaint on motion before trial, we are called upon to say whether—accepting its allegations as true and reading them most liberally in favor of the pleader (see, e.g., Kober v. Kober, 16 N Y 2d 191, 193; Denihan Enterprises v. O’Dwyer, 302 N. Y. 451, 458)—it states a cause of action.

The complaint recites that the plaintiff, employed by H. L. Federman & Co., Inc., to find corporations which needed financing, procured for his employer the business of financing Mauchly Associates, Inc. By a letter dated October 25, 1966, Federman…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Miller v. . SchlossNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
  2. Ward v. TaggartCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Denihan Enterprises, Inc. v. O'DwyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
  4. Schantz v. . OakmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
  5. Dermott v. . the StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1885

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3Cited by164 opinions

  1. Clark-Fitzpatrick, Inc. v. Long Island Rail RoadNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Robert J. Rule v. Brine, Inc., Also Known as W.H. Brine Company, and William H. Brine, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  3. Georgia Malone & Co. v. RiederNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. Henry S. Bloomgarden v. Charles B. CoyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  5. R.B. Ventures, Ltd. v. ShaneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997

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