Young v. Hughes
Supreme Court of New Jersey
The appeals in this cause bring up for review two decrees of the court of chancery, one directing the specific performance of a contract for the sale of land, and the other dismissing a bill in the nature of a cross-bill, which had been filed for the rescission of the same contract. The opinion of the chancellor will be found in Hughes v. Young, 4 Stew. 60.
1Opinion of the Court
*381The opinion of the court was delivered by
MAeiE, J.
The bill in this cause was filed by Anthony A. Hughes against William and Sarah Young, to obtain a decree for the specific performance of a contract in writing, whereby William and Sarah Young agreed to sell and convey to Hughes certain real estate in Jersey City, for the price of $13,000. The.Youngs filed an answer to that bill, and thereby set up, as a defence, fraud on the part of Hughes, and collusion by him with Joseph Warren, a real estate agent in the employ of the Youngs, whereby they were fraudulently induced to enter into the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rice v. WoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
- Raisin v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1874
- Walker v. OsgoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
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- Soloff v. JosephsonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
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