Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1910

Bell v. United Stores Ass'n

Bell v. United Stores Ass'n
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 17, 1910 · Dayton
121 N.Y.S. 927 (New York Supplement)

Counsel

Samuel H. Wandell, for appellant., Watson B. Robinson, for respondent.

Bell v. United Stores Ass'n

Opinion of the Court

'PER CURIAM.

Judgment affirmed, with costs.

Dissenting Opinion

DAYTON, J. (dissenting).

The theory of the defense is sustained by the probabilities. Plaintiff’s alleged contract with an embryonic corporation is not proved by sufficient, if any, corporate ratification. The “salary” he received, not in the regular course of defendant’s business, was for futile or inadequate services, and defendant by resolution repudiated the payments and demanded reimbursement.

In my opinion the judgment should be reversed, and the complaint dismissed, with costs to the appellant.

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