Legal Opinion
Solon v. Meuer
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided November 13, 1987PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Marshall C. Berger, J.
Plaintiff is the victim of a variant of the old pyramid club which has surfaced under the guise of the "airplane game”. For $1,500 paid to the "pilot”, a person or group of persons could buy 1 of 8 seats on an "airplane”. Above the 8 "passengers” were 4 "crew members”, 2 "copilots” and a "pilot”. When all of the passenger seats were sold then the old airplane would split into two with the passengers becoming crew members, the crew members becoming copilots and the copilots becoming pilots. The original pilot would take the $12,000 from the new…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jo Ann Homes at Bellmore, Inc. v. DworetzNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Bamman v. EricksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Schaffer v. TalericoUtica City Court · 1983
- Valentin v. La PrensaCivil Court of the City of New York · 1980
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- State v. BeyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992
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