Stein v. Soref

On the trial of this action the following facts were established without dispute: In December, 1944, Sam Bass and Samuel Soref contracted to purchase the real property involved herein at the price of $45,000 and they arranged to have the title thereto conveyed to the defendant Bernard Soref, a brother of Samuel Soref. He offered defendant the opportunity to acquire half of Samuel Soref’s one-half interest in the property for $11,250 as one fourth of the $45,000 purchase price. Pursuant to said arrangement title to the property was conveyed to defendant, who duly conveyed an undivided one-half…