Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Ober
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided February 19, 1948No. Docket 158/142PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
As early as 1874 our Court of Errors and Appeals in Lounsbery v. Locander, 25 N.J. Eq. 554, 560, stated that "The construction of contracts is the same in courts of equity as in courts of law. In both forums the one party is entitled to have, and the other bound to give, precisely what has been contracted for. The mode of procedure may shape the remedy but the end to be attained is the same."
This cause exhibits the familiar post-war scene of a returning veteran seeking to acquire a place of abode in which his re-united family might be privileged to dwell. This complainant, Percy V. Dixon,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Triplett v. IvinsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1921
- Lounsbery v. LocanderSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1874
- Levine v. Lafayette Building Corp.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1928
- Levine v. Lafayette Building Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1930
- Jersey Estates Corp. v. WeintraubNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1947
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Wellmore Builders, Inc. v. WannierNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1958
- Beard v. S/E JOINT VENTURECourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990