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124 Misc. 765

Carpenter v. Foundation Co.

New York Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 1924

New York Supreme Court · decided 1924-02-18

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently October 1946

1 district · 2 state decisions

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Decided 1924-02-18

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Tierney, J.:

¶1The complaint alleges that a copy of the agreement is annexed to the complaint. This limits the question of whether an agreement was made to an examination of the exhibit annexed to the complaint. There are no surrounding circumstances pleaded to aid in the interpretation. The offer of the plaintiffs’ assignor was no more than the tender of an option. The option would have to be exercised to constitute proof of a contract. The word “ accepted,” subscribed by the defendant, in view of the statement of the offer that it is a memorandum of the understanding of the writer of the outcome of conferences, “subject to your immediate acceptance,” constitutes merely an acceptance of the correctness of the statement of the terms of the option, not an agreement to exercise the option.

¶2The complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and the motion, under rule 106, to dismiss the same, is granted, with ten dollars costs of the motion, with leave to serve an amended complaint within ten days after service of notice of entry of the order hereon on payment of said ten dollars costs and ten dollars costs of the action.

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