Legal Opinion

Ashkenazi v. Kent South Associates, LLC

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 6, 2008PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action, inter alia, for the return of down payments for the purchase of real property, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Martin, J.), dated July 10, 2007, which, in effect, granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on its first counterclaim to retain the down payments.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiffs contention that a provision in an agreement requiring 30 days notice to close is an express condition precedent is misplaced. A condition precedent is an “ ‘act or event, other than a lapse of time, which, unless…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Kass v. KassNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Oppenheimer & Co. v. Oppenheim, Appel, Dixon & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Zev v. MermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1988

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. John Deere Insurance Co. v. GBE/Alasia Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. Edelman Arts, Inc. v. Art International (UK) Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2012
  3. Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. v. Solstice ABS CBO II, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2012
  4. DuVal Wiedmann, LLC v. InfoRocket. Com, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  5. Renaissance Equity Holdings, LLC v. Al-An Elevator Maintenance Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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