Dennis v. Jones
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
On appeal from a decree advised by Washington B. Williams, Esq., Advisory Master, who filed the following conclusions: The question in this ease is of fact only. The defendants’ position was clearly and concisely stated by their counsel to be that the sale was induced by representations made by the vendor, on which the purchasers had a right to rely, and did rely, and which were false. I think this is not shown.
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On appeal from a decree advised by Washington B. Williams, Esq., Advisory Master, who filed the following conclusions: The question in this ease is of fact only. The defendants’ position was clearly and concisely stated by their counsel to be that the sale was induced by representations made by the vendor, on which the purchasers had a right to rely, and did rely, and which were false. I think this is not shown. It appears to me, from the whole evidence, that the representations were fairly within the line of recommendation, and were reasonably sustained by the facts; that defendants failed…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
The Chancellor.
On the 14th of February, 1885, the respondent agreed to sell to the appellants his skating rink at Plainfield, in this State, for the sum of $10,000, $5,000 of which was to be paid in cash, and the other $5,000 was to be secured by a chattel mortgage, upon the rink, and paid in monthly payments of not less than $300 each, on or before April 1st, 1886.
*515When the agreement was completed the appellants were put in possession of the purchased property, and a week later paid $5,000, received a bill of sale of the rink, and gave their chattel…
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- Schiffer v. . DietzNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
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