Chase v. Hatch
The Superior Court of New York City
m This action was brought upon a contract made between Chase, the plaintiff, and one Robert Hogan, dated September 18, 1856, by which Hogan agreed to sell, and the. plaintiff to purchase, a certain lot of land for $5000, and the plaintiff agreed to erect on said lot a house, which should be fully completed before May 1, 1857. Hogan agreed to loan tó Chase, to aid him in the erection of said house, $2500, in 12 installments, and upon the completion of the said house, to…
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m This action was brought upon a contract made between Chase, the plaintiff, and one Robert Hogan, dated September 18, 1856, by which Hogan agreed to sell, and the. plaintiff to purchase, a certain lot of land for $5000, and the plaintiff agreed to erect on said lot a house, which should be fully completed before May 1, 1857. Hogan agreed to loan tó Chase, to aid him in the erection of said house, $2500, in 12 installments, and upon the completion of the said house, to deliver to the plaintiff a warranty deed of the lot free from all taxes and assessments to the date of the agreement. The…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Jones, J.
It will be perceived that one of the findings by the court below is, “ That about the 18th September, 1856, the plaintiff entered upon the possession of the premises mentioned in the complaint, and commenced the erection of a dwelling house thereon, in conformity with said agreement, and continued the work thereon, until about the latter part of February, 1857, when he suspended said work and did not resume the same.” And another finding is, that the plaintiff violated his contract with the defendant’s testator by the total suspension of all work, and by the…
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