Leerburger v. Watson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Henry Leerburger, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 9th day of March, 1915, adjudging plaintiff to be in contempt of court, and punishing him therefor.
1Opinion of the Court
Soott, J.:
The action is for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate, plaintiff being the purchaser and defendant the vendor. Both plaintiff and defendant demanded judgment for specific performance, plaintiff, however, seeking an abatement from the purchase price by reason of certain alleged encroachments on the property, and defendant demanding performance without abatement. Judgment went for the defendant and was affirmed in this court and the Court of Appeals. (157 App. Div. 915; 213 N. Y. 662.) Service of a copy of the judgment and notice of entry and of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Burnham v. DenikeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- People ex rel. Post v. GrantThe Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1888
- Kittel v. StueveNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
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- Altschul v. DaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
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