Resnik v. Morganstern
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit for the specific performance of a contract to sell and convey real estate in Bridgeport owned by the defendant, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County where the plaintiff was non-suited in a trial to the jury before Wolfe, J., and from the refusal of the trial court to set aside such judgment the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, C. J.
The plaintiff offered evidence to prove these facts: The plaintiff employed one Schnee to negotiate with the defendant, the owner, for the purchase of the premises known as numbers 1200 and 1202 Main Street, Bridgeport, and Schnee, with the authority of the plaintiff, engaged Leopold Weiss to secure from the defendant a contract for the sale of this property. After considerable negotiation with the defendant, Mr. Weiss reported to the plaintiff that the defendant had agreed to sell upon the following terms: to convey the premises free and clear of all encumbrance for $80,000, $3,000 to be…
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