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Leather Development Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 23, 1963
12 N.Y.2d 909 (N.Y. 1963)

Summary

holding that round sums such as $500,000 and $1,000,000, absent itemization, must be deemed allegations of general, and not special, damages

Summary of this case from Balan v. Rothschild

Opinion

Argued January 8, 1963

Decided January 23, 1963

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, SAUL S. STREIT, J.

Jacob W. Friedman for appellants.

Chester Bordeau for respondents.


Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, FOSTER and SCILEPPI.


Summaries of

Leather Development Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 23, 1963
12 N.Y.2d 909 (N.Y. 1963)

holding that round sums such as $500,000 and $1,000,000, absent itemization, must be deemed allegations of general, and not special, damages

Summary of this case from Balan v. Rothschild

dismissing the complaint for failure to allege and itemize special damages

Summary of this case from Conniff v. Dodd, Mead & Co.
Case details for

Leather Development Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:LEATHER DEVELOPMENT CORP. et al., Appellants, v. DUN BRADSTREET, INC., et…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 23, 1963

Citations

12 N.Y.2d 909 (N.Y. 1963)
237 N.Y.S.2d 1007
188 N.E.2d 270

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