Legal Opinion

Heilman v. . Lazarus

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 28, 1882PublishedCited by 11 opinions

This was an action of ejectment. Plaintiff claimed the right of possession under an instrument which purported to he a lease of the premises for two years at a specified rent.

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This was an action of ejectment. Plaintiff claimed the right of possession under an instrument which purported to he a lease of the premises for two years at a specified rent. It also contained this clause, “ The party of the first part agrees to sell to the party of the second part, and the party of the second part agrees to buy from the party of the first part the house and lot herein leased, for the sum of $8,000 lawful money of the United States, as per special agreement signed in the same time with this lease. A sale of the property voids the lease, and can be effected any time during…

1Opinion of the Court

Finch, J.,

reads for affirmance of judgment and for reversal of order.

All concur, except Tract, J., absent,

Judgment affirmed and order reversed.

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Stokes v. . StokesNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
  2. Blunt v. . BarrettNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  3. Atkinson v. Goodrich Transportation Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Kaiser v. LatimerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
  5. Jones v. Prospect Mountain Tunnel Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1892

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