Legal Opinion
Jankowski v. Zafrullah
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 16, 1989PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Mercure, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Swartwood, J.), entered October 18, 1988 in Chemung County, which, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
The parties executed a written agreement in October 1986 whereby plaintiffs leased a residence from defendant. The contract, drafted by defendant’s real estate broker, provided that the lease term was "a period of 10 months, at the end of which they have 1st option to purchase”. At the bottom of the instrument, just above the signatures of the parties, is the additional handwritten…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lachs v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. Bruken Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- West, Weir & Bartel, Inc. v. Mary Carter Paint Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
- R. I. Realty Co. v. TerrellNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Federated Associates v. Howard Johnson Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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