Purcell v. Harper

This is an action to recover a deposit in the amount of $1,000 made by the plaintiff to the defendant pursuant to a contract for the purchase of an unimproved parcel of real property on New Scotland Road in the Town of Bethlehem, New York. The complaint further seeks legal fees in the amount of $75 and disbursements for an abstract of title in the amount of $45. The answer of the defendant is a general denial except that defendant admits the retention of the deposit money.

The plaintiff has moved for summary judgment for the relief demanded in the complaint and the defendant has cross-moved…