Mahon v. Neely

Appeal (transferred to this Court by order of the Appellate Division, Second Department) from an order of the Supreme Court (Barone, J.), entered February 10, 1992 in Orange County, which granted petitioners’ applications, in two proceedings pursuant to RPAPL article 7, to recover possession of real property.

In July 1990, petitioners prepared a letter indicating their intent to enter into a contract of sale, by which respondent (Thomas Neely) and his wife would commit to purchase from them a parcel of property in the Town of Warwick, Orange County (hereinafter the property). The letter,…