Smedberg v. More
New York Supreme Court
A PPEAL from Chancery. This was a bill to obtain a decree for the specific performance of a contract for the purchase of real estate, filed by the vendors against the purchaser.
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A PPEAL from Chancery. This was a bill to obtain a decree for the specific performance of a contract for the purchase of real estate, filed by the vendors against the purchaser. On 15th December, 1836, a contract was entered into between Robert L. More and William F. Brackney, under their hands and seals, expressed to be a contract between Robert L. More, Samuel More, and Andrew More of the first part, and William F. Brackney oí the other part, to which Robert L. More affixed the name of Robert L. More § Co. (Robert, Samuel and Andrew being partners, doing business under that name.) By the…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Bronson read an opinion, (a copy of which has not been furnished the reporter,) substantially as follows: He remarked that there was nothing to indicate that time was deemed by the parties important, in reference to the execution of the contract; it could not even be said that performance could be required within a reasonable time as usually understood, for that might mean only twenty-four hours or one week. Brackney undoubtedly was entitled to a reasonable time to purchase the judgment held 'by the Catskill Bank; and until the purchase was made, the vendors were chargeable with…
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