Kerr v. . Purdy
New York Court of Appeals
This was an action for specific performance. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged in substance that George W. Purdy leased to George A. Kerr certain premises for a term of five years, the lease containing a clause giving the lessee the privilege of purchasing at any time within the first three years by paying all arrears of rent and $10,000; that Purdy died intestate, leaving a widow and five children, his heirs-at-law; that plaintiff as Kerr’s assignor purchased the share of two…
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This was an action for specific performance. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged in substance that George W. Purdy leased to George A. Kerr certain premises for a term of five years, the lease containing a clause giving the lessee the privilege of purchasing at any time within the first three years by paying all arrears of rent and $10,000; that Purdy died intestate, leaving a widow and five children, his heirs-at-law; that plaintiff as Kerr’s assignor purchased the share of two of the heirs, and before the expiration of the three years tendered to the other heirs, the defendants, their shares of…
1Opinion of the Court
Lott, Ch. C.,
reads for reversal.
All concur.
Order of General Term reversed and judgment upon the report of the referee affirmed.
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