Taylor v. Fleet
New York Supreme Court
In Eojuty. This was a bill filed by the purchaser, to rescind a contract for the sale and purchase of a farm. The vendor also filed a cross-bill for the foreclosure of a mortgage, executed by the purchaser, for a portion of the purchase money. The facts upon which the sale was sought to be set aside, are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHarris, J.
Upon a careful examination of the evidence in this cause, I think the following facts are established. (1.) That the object of Taylor in making the purchase in question was to obtain a farm adapted to the business of raising early vegetables for the New-York market, and that at the time of the sale, Fleet, the vendor, was apprised of such object. (2.) That the land in question is not, in fact, as well adapted to the purpose for which it was purchased by Taylor, as other land in its immediate vicinity; that the crops upon the lands spoken of by the witnesses as the shore lands, mature a week…
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