Legal Opinion
Rosenstein v. Burr
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided June 14, 1912PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Howell, V. C.
On July 22d, 1907, the defendant, Burr, was the owner of a tract of land at Oceanport which the complainant desired to purchase. The complainant sent Fivison, his agent, to Burr, the defendant, to negotiate for the purchase. Fivison gave Burr a check for $200 and took from him an agreement of which the following is a copy:
*425“Received from Mr. William Rosenstein a check for $200.00 on purchase price of my farm at Oceanport and a check is to be forwarded to me on Tuesday for 300, or more, making in all Rive hundred dollars, balance of 3000 to be paid on or before October the 1st,…
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