Cromwell v. . the Brooklyn Fire Ins. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment entered upon the order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second district, affirming judgment for the plaintiff. The cause was- first tried in 1862, when the complaint was dismissed. The plaintiff appealed, and the General Term ordered a new trial. (Reported 39 Barb., 22Y.) On the second trial, the plaintiff recovered judgment, which was affirmed, and the defendant appealed to this court.
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Appeal from a judgment entered upon the order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second district, affirming judgment for the plaintiff. The cause was- first tried in 1862, when the complaint was dismissed. The plaintiff appealed, and the General Term ordered a new trial. (Reported 39 Barb., 22Y.) On the second trial, the plaintiff recovered judgment, which was affirmed, and the defendant appealed to this court. On the 21st day of November, 1852, William H. Chesley held a contract for the purchase of a lot of land in the city of Brooklyn, from one Beach. He then agreed by parol…
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Chesley held a written contract for the purchase from Beach of the lot in question, and under the contract took possession of the lot. He then made the parol agreement with Eichenlaube, to sell the lot to him, and build a house upon it for the sum of $1,600. In pursuance of this agreement, he went on and built the house, and…
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