Bradley v. . Crane
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered August 25, 1909, in favor of plaintiff upon the submission of a controversy under section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure, adjudging that the defendant specifically perform a contract for the purchase of certain land.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered August 25, 1909, in favor of plaintiff upon the submission of a controversy under section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure, adjudging that the defendant specifically perform a contract for the purchase of certain land. July 25, 1907, the parties, the plaintiff as vendor and the defendant as vendee, entered into a contract whereby the plaintiff agreed to sell and convey unto the defendant, who agreed to purchase, a described parcel of land, performance of which was to be completed…
1Opinion of the CourtCollin, J.
This litigation is based upon the assumption that the effect of the conveyance of March 24, 1795, must, because of the indefinite language thereof, be determined through interpretation proceeding from and guided by its contents and a knowledge of the facts and conditions existing when and under which it was executed, as submitted in the stipulated case.
June 19,1703, a colonial act entitled “ An Act for the Laying out Regulating Clearing and preserving Publick Comon highways thro’out this Colony ” appointed three persons commissioners of highways for each of the various counties of the colony,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dunham v. . WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Blackman v. . RileyNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Hill v. Western Vermont RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1859
- Marx v. . BroganNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Mott v. . EnoNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
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