Rubin v. Pugatch

Plaintiff here sues to recover the down payment on the purchase of real property ($6,000) and to establish a vendee’s lien in said sum plus $50 for a title search.. Defendant counterclaims for breach of contract by plaintiff to purchase said property and damages in the sum of $21,025.84, the difference between the price agreed to by plaintiff and the ultimate receipt on resale. The overwhelming weight of the believable evidence supports defendant’s case. Plaintiff agreed by written contract on May 15,1958 to buy 329 West 101st Street, a rooming house. Title closing was set for July 21,1958.…