Kadow v. Cronin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

White, J.

This was a suit in the First District Court of Newark to recover the deposit money (and expenses) on a contract for the purchase by the plaintiff of certain real estate which defendants contracted to convey clear of encumbrance. When the specified extended time for settlement arrived, the parties met at the stipulated place, the office of a lawyer in Irvington, but found the office closed. Plaintiff asked defendants if they had paid and had satisfied of record the building association mortgage against the property, and defendants said they had…