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Lee v. Douglas Gibbons Co., Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 20, 1939
258 App. Div. 717 (N.Y. App. Div. 1939)

Opinion

October 20, 1939.

Present — Martin, P.J., O'Malley, Townley, Dore and Callahan, JJ.


Order unanimously reversed, with twenty dollars costs and disbursements, and the motion granted to the extent of directing (1) that the plaintiff state the date of the agreement of employment alleged in paragraph fourth of the complaint and the dates between which the alleged services thereunder were rendered by plaintiff; and (2) that plaintiff eliminate from paragraph sixth of the complaint the conjunctive-disjunctive form "and/or" which renders the allegations equivocal, uncertain and indefinite, with leave to plaintiff to serve an amended complaint within ten days after service of order upon payment of said costs.


Summaries of

Lee v. Douglas Gibbons Co., Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 20, 1939
258 App. Div. 717 (N.Y. App. Div. 1939)
Case details for

Lee v. Douglas Gibbons Co., Inc.

Case Details

Full title:JAY A. LEE, Respondent, v. DOUGLAS GIBBONS CO., INC., Appellant

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

Date published: Oct 20, 1939

Citations

258 App. Div. 717 (N.Y. App. Div. 1939)

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