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Clasen v. Doherty

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 7, 1934
242 App. Div. 502 (N.Y. App. Div. 1934)

Opinion

December 7, 1934.

Appeal from Supreme Court of New York County.

Joseph M. Sullivan of counsel [ Frueauff, Robinson Sloan, attorneys], for the appellant.

Robert Seelav, for the respondent.

Present — FINCH, P.J., MERRELL, TOWNLEY, GLENNON and UNTERMYER, JJ.; MERRELL, J., dissents and votes to affirm.


In alleging the second cause of action, plaintiff has failed to comply with rule 92 of the Rules of Civil Practice. The third cause of action is totally insufficient. The rule is well settled that a so-called threat, as outlined in his complaint, to breach a contract does not constitute duress.

The order appealed from should be modified by granting the motion as to the second and third causes of action, with leave to the plaintiff to serve an amended complaint as to the first and second causes of action upon payment of costs to date, and as so modified affirmed, with twenty dollars costs and disbursements of this appeal to the appellants.


Order modified by granting motion as to the second and third causes of action, with leave to the plaintiff to serve an amended complaint as to the first and second causes of action upon payment of costs to date, and as so modified affirmed, with twenty dollars costs and disbursements of appeal to the appellants.


Summaries of

Clasen v. Doherty

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 7, 1934
242 App. Div. 502 (N.Y. App. Div. 1934)
Case details for

Clasen v. Doherty

Case Details

Full title:CHARLES E. CLASEN, Respondent, v. HENRY L. DOHERTY, Doing Business under…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Dec 7, 1934

Citations

242 App. Div. 502 (N.Y. App. Div. 1934)
275 N.Y.S. 958

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