Study aid, not legal advice. caselaw is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or engage in the unauthorized practice of law (UPL). All briefs, outlines, and citation tools on these pages are educational summaries for law students; they are not a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney admitted in your jurisdiction. Bar-admission rules vary by state. For court filings or client matters, verify every authority against the official reporter and your court's local rules. Use of caselaw does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Avon Springs Sanitarium Company, Respondent, v. William J. Weed, Appellant, 1907 — 189 N.Y. 557 · caselaw · US
General
Avon Springs Sanitarium Company, Respondent, v. William J. Weed, Appellant
189 N.Y. 557·New York Court of Appeals·1907·NY
Brief incoming
Hand-reviewed Bluebook brief (procedural posture, facts, issue, holding, reasoning, dissent) ships once the AI generation pipeline runs through this case. Join the waitlist to get notified when 1L briefs go live.
Opinion
Avon Springs Sanitarium Company, Respondent, v. William J. Weed, Appellant.
Avon Springs Sanitarium Oo. v. Weed, 119 App. Div. 560, reversed.
(Argued October 4, 1907;
decided October 22, 1907.)
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered May 1, 1907, which affirmed an interlocutory judgment of Special Term overruling a demurrer to the complaint in an action to recover the amount of a subscription for stock.
The following question was certified: “ Does the complaint herein state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action ? ”
Edwin A. Wash and William Carter for appellant.
James G. Greene for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Order reversed and judgment ordered for defendant on the demurrer, with costs in all courts, on dissenting opinion of McLennan, P. J., below. Question certified answered in the negative.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., O’Brien, Edward T. Bartlett, Haight, Vann and Chase, JJ. Absent: Hiscock, J.