Legal Opinion
The Trenton Potteries Co. v. Blackwell
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided September 5, 1945No. Docket 148/416PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In undertaking to require a vendee to perform his contract to purchase, the vendor must first cleanse his title to conform to the specifications of the agreement. Smith v. Reidy, 92 N.J. Eq. 586; 113 Atl. Rep. 774.
On December 1st, 1944, the complainant agreed for a substantial consideration to convey a parcel of land in the City of Trenton to the defendant by a deed of general warranty, free from all encumbrances. The complainant tendered to the defendant a deed granting the premises subject to the restrictive covenants and conditional terms embodied in a prior deed in the chain of title.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Meidling v. TrefzSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1891
- Smith v. ReidyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1921
- Carpender v. New BrunswickNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1944
- Acquackanonk Bldg., C., Passaic v. ParsonnetSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1930
3Cited by5 opinions
- Chidester v. City of NewarkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- The Riverton Country Club v. ThomasNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1948
- Casriel v. KingNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1948
- McVey v. HinesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
- Sergi v. CarewNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952