Harrison v. Platt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Adolphus Ottenberg, the purchaser at the sale had in the above-entitled action, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 30tli day of July, 1898, denying his motion to be relieved from his purchase.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:. The appellant at a partition sale purchased, at public auction, certain real estate situate in the city of New York, and agreed to pay therefor $25,100. At the time of the sale he paid, to apply upon *534the purchase price, $2,510, and signed a memorandum in which he agreed to pay the balance on the delivery of a deed at a time therein specified. At the time fixed for the delivery of the deed he declined to accept it and refused to pay the balance of the purchase money upon the ground that the title to a portion of the property was. defective, and he then demanded a return of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Merges v. RinglerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
3Cited by4 opinions
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