Harris v. Weed
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit to quiet and settle the title to real estate.claimed to be owned by the plaintiff, and to secure a specific performance by the defendant Maury of his contract to buy the property, and also for other relief, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Fairfield County, Burpee, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, from which the defendant Maury appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The complaint alleges that the defendant Maury entered into a written contract with the plaintiff to purchase certain described real estate; that the plaintiff was ready, able and willing to perform, and offered to perform, but the defendant refused to accept a deed or pay the purchase price, claiming that there was an outstanding interest in some of the heirs at law of one Abigail Waterbury, and that the plaintiff had not offered to convey a good title. It also alleges that the plaintiff derived his title to the premises through a warranty deed given by the defendant Weed. Plaintiff claims:…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Allen v. AlmySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
- Lord v. MooreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1849
3Cited by22 opinions
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Receivers Middlesex Banking Co. v. Realty Investment Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Oxley v. SweetlandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938
- Brewster v. BrewsterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- Boucher v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1873
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