Kmetz v. Ronde
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, George H De Ronde, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 19th day of November, 1917, upon the decision of the court after a trial at the Westchester Special Term. The judgment directed the specific performance of a contract for the purchase of real estate by defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, J.:
The complaint alleges that on February 24, 1916, the defendant entered into a written agreement with plaintiff, executed in duplicate, wherein the plaintiff agreed to sell, and the defendant to purchase, certain real property in the town of Harrison in Westchester county, for the agreed price of $6,950, to be paid for as provided in the agreement, copies of which are annexed as exhibits to and made a part of the complaint; that on the closing day the defendant refused to comply with the agreement notwithstanding plaintiff’s readiness to perform, and the plaintiff asks judgment that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Beers v. . ShannonNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Leonard v. . PierceNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Stilwell v. CarpenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
3Cited by1 opinion
- Kmetz v. DeRondeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920