Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1932

Silver's Lunch Stores, Inc. v. United Electric Light & Power Co.

Silver's Lunch Stores, Inc. v. United Electric Light & Power Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 27, 1932
146 Misc. 554; 261 N.Y.S. 714; 1932 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1733

Counsel

Schmer & Wechsler [Joseph J. Mintzes of counsel], for the appellant., Beardsley & Taylor [Jacob H. Goetz, William L. Ranson, Charles I. Taylor and Edwin D. Kyle, Jr., of counsel], for the respondent.

Silver's Lunch Stores, Inc. v. United Electric Light & Power Co.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

If plaintiff relies upon an actual promise or undertaking by defendant, it should plead the facts plainly and concisely, and eliminate from the cause of action all reference to duties supposed to be imposed by law.

*555Order modified by granting leave to plaintiff to serve an amended complaint within six days after service of order entered hereon, and, as modified, affirmed, with disbursements to plaintiff. Upon service of amended complaint, judgment vacated; and, in default of service of such amended pleading, judgment affirmed, with costs.

Lydon and Frankenthaler, JJ., concur; Levy, J., dissents.

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