Legal Opinion
Waxson Realty Corp. v. Rothschild
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 21, 1930PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.
The action is to recover the amount paid by plaintiff’s assignor upon a contract for the purchase of certain real property in the borough of Brooklyn. The defense is a general denial and a counterclaim for specific performance of the contract. The title was rejected as defective because of certain alleged outstanding interests in heirs and devisees of Elizabeth Chase Welch, a former owner of the property. On October 3, 1925, she made a contract for the sale thereof to one Jack Magrill, who thereafter assigned it to the defendant’s grantor. After the making of the contracts, and before the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of SilsbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- In Re the Accounting of EvansNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Steinway v. . SteinwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Church v. . WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Church v. WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Towers Hotel Investors Corp. v. DavisAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1975
- In re the Estate of WilberNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931