Leggett v. Firth
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Kings county. Action by Eliza Leggett against Christopher C. Firth. The complaint was •dismissed at the trial, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
This is an action for the specific performance of a contract in writing for the conveyance of real property. The plaintiff in the action claimed to be the owner of the premises involved, and entered into a written agreement to sell and convey the same to the defendant, who agreed to purchase, but who subsequently refused to consummate the agreement under an apprehension of a defect in the title, based upon the folio wing facts: In the year 1857 ■one John Francis Flazzelarddied seised and possessed of the premises, leaving a wife, three minor children, and leaving a last will and testament,…
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