Tunkel v. Filippone

Plaintiff-appellant entered into a contract to purchase from defendants certain vacant lots in Union County. The contract was on a form published in New York, which contained the following printed clause:

"Unconfirmed improvements or assessments, if any, shall be paid and allowed by the seller on account of the purchase price, if the improvement or work has been completed on or before * * *"

The space for a date was not filled in when the contract was executed but the clause was left to read exactly as quoted above. Five months after the delivery of the deed and payment of the consideration, an…