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Contracts-Proposals For Legislation Abrogating The Requirement Of Consideration In Whole Or In Part, Charles B. Blackmar S.Ed.
Contracts-Proposals For Legislation Abrogating The Requirement Of Consideration In Whole Or In Part, Charles B. Blackmar S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Consideration is the test evolved by our law for separating enforceable informal promises from those that are unenforceable. The doctrine of consideration has frequently been criticized, but it is so firmly established that most of the recent proposals for change have been addressed to the legislatures. The purpose of this discussion is to consider proposed legislation both as to its possible operation and as to the future effect of the proposals on the basic doctrine of consideration.
Federal Courts-Forum Non Conveniens-Derivative Suits, Edward S. Tripp S.Ed.
Federal Courts-Forum Non Conveniens-Derivative Suits, Edward S. Tripp S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff, a resident of New York, and a policyholder in defendant Illinois corporation, brought a suit in the United States District Court in New York to force one of defendant's directors and another corporation to account to defendant for alleged waste of its corporate assets. Defendant moved for dismissal on the grounds that the suit would involve interference with the internal affairs of a foreign corporation, and that. the suit in New York would work great hardship, since the defendant would be required to transport many records and witnesses from Illinois to New York at great expense. The suit was …
Federal Courts-Forum Non Conveniens Applied In Negligence Action, Edward S. Tripp S.Ed.
Federal Courts-Forum Non Conveniens Applied In Negligence Action, Edward S. Tripp S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
ln a Federal District Court in New York, plaintiff, a resident of Virginia, sued defendant, a Pennsylvania corporation doing business in New York and Virginia, for negligent destruction of plaintiff's warehouse in Virginia. Defendant moved to dismiss on the ground that suit in New York would not be proper because neither plaintiff nor defendant was a resident of New York, the cause of action arose in Virginia, and because suit in New York would work great hardship on defendant since it would be unable to compel the attendance of material witnesses resident in Virginia, nor could it join, as defendant, …
Torts-Right Of Privacy-Invasion Of Privacy Through Fictional Works, Ira M. Price, Ii
Torts-Right Of Privacy-Invasion Of Privacy Through Fictional Works, Ira M. Price, Ii
Michigan Law Review
The New York Civil Rights Law prohibits the use of a person's name, portrait, or picture without his consent in writing, for advertising or trade purposes, under penalty of civil and criminal liability. Plaintiff, senior civil affairs officer of the American Military Government in the town of Licata, Sicily, during its occupation by Allied Armies of World War II, brought suit under the statute against the author of the book "A Bell for Adana," and others, alleging that he occupied the position of the book's and play's principal character, "Major Victor Jappolo" in the fictitiously named town of Adano; and …
Workmen's Compensation--"Arising Out Of Employment"--Death Resulting From Voluntarily Arranged Fight, John F. O'Connor S.Ed.
Workmen's Compensation--"Arising Out Of Employment"--Death Resulting From Voluntarily Arranged Fight, John F. O'Connor S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
On the first day of his employment as a messenger boy, in the course of being instructed in his duties and shown over his route, the deceased met a fellow employee with whom he voluntarily arranged a fight. There was evidence that the fight was induced by the fellow employee's braggadocio as to his pugilistic ability which culminated in a challenge to the deceased. The encounter took place on a public street. The deceased sustained injuries therefrom which aggravated an existing infirmity and caused his death. From an award of death benefits by the Workmen's Compensation Board, the employer appealed. …
Bankruptcy - Chapter X Reorganization - Power Of The Trustee To Sue In A Foreign Jurisdiction, Shubrick T. Kothe S.Ed.
Bankruptcy - Chapter X Reorganization - Power Of The Trustee To Sue In A Foreign Jurisdiction, Shubrick T. Kothe S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiffs, trustees appointed under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, by the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, sued defendants in the District Court for the Southern District of New York to recover corporate assets, alleging a conspiracy to defraud the debtor corporation. Jurisdiction was rested, not upon diversity of citizenship, but upon sections 2 and 102 of the Bankruptcy Act, and certain sections of the Judicial Code, not pertinent here. The district court dismissed the action for want of jurisdiction. On appeal, held, reversed. The reorganization trustee under Chapter X may maintain an action …
Corporations-Torts-Liability Of A Corporate Officer For Inducing Corporation To Breach Its Contract, Ira M. Price, Ii
Corporations-Torts-Liability Of A Corporate Officer For Inducing Corporation To Breach Its Contract, Ira M. Price, Ii
Michigan Law Review
Defendant corporation elected to redeem its outstanding preferred stock at a price of $65 a share including accumulated dividends. When plaintiff tendered its certificates of the preferred stock for transfer to the corporation, the company refused to accept the certificates or to pay for them at their redemption price. Plaintiff alleged that defendant Vincent, president of defendant corporation and owner of most of its common stock, conspired with and induced the company to break its stock redemption contract with plaintiff after plaintiff's refusal to agree to share with Vincent 50 p.er cent of any profits that might accrue from redemption …
Corporations-Accrued Preferred Stock Dividends-Charter Amendment, T. M. Kubiniec S.Ed.
Corporations-Accrued Preferred Stock Dividends-Charter Amendment, T. M. Kubiniec S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
In 1943 defendant corporation's charter was amended to cancel 5 per cent cumulative preferred stock, outstanding since 1926 or earlier, and all accrued dividends in exchange for new 5 per cent ,non-cumulative preferred and non-voting common stock. Dividends had accumulated on the old preferred stock both before and after 1939 in a total amount of $50 per share. The recapitalization plan rested on a 1939 amendment to the Ohio General Code providing that the terms of outstanding stock can be changed "in such a manner as to discharge (without payment), adjust or eliminate rights to accrued undeclared cumulative dividends" by …
Some Aspects Of The Obligations Of New York Fiduciaries With Respect To The Making Of Investments, I, Louis C. Haggerty
Some Aspects Of The Obligations Of New York Fiduciaries With Respect To The Making Of Investments, I, Louis C. Haggerty
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Statute Of Frauds In New York As Affecting Contracts For The Payment Of Commissions
The Statute Of Frauds In New York As Affecting Contracts For The Payment Of Commissions
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Some Aspects Of The Obligations Of New York Fiduciaries With Respect To The Making Of Investments, Ii, Louis C. Haggerty
Some Aspects Of The Obligations Of New York Fiduciaries With Respect To The Making Of Investments, Ii, Louis C. Haggerty
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Rationale Of The Recognition Of Foreign Divorces In New York, Arthur Lenhoff
The Rationale Of The Recognition Of Foreign Divorces In New York, Arthur Lenhoff
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Libel And Slander-Charge Of Communism As Libel, Robert L. Cardon
Libel And Slander-Charge Of Communism As Libel, Robert L. Cardon
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff a federal official, brought a libel action based on defendant's publication, in 1944, of an article charging that plaintiff had been campaign manager for a Communist candidate in a New York election; had been employed by the Daily Worker; and had caused defendant's removal from a Bronx ration board because of defendant's opposition to left-wing activities connected therewith. Plaintiff contended that the article was libelous in that (1) it charged that he was a Communist; and (2) it charged that he had conspired, in violation of the duties of his office, to oust defendant. Held, the complaint stated …