Warren v. Hoch

The action is by the purchaser of real property for specific performance of a memorandum of purchase and sale. The three defendants are the owners of the property. Defendants Hoch (husband and wife) own an undivided half interest and defendant Harbus owns the other undivided half interest. The memorandum is signed only by Mr. Hoch as “ owner ” and “ seller ”. The amended complaint alleges that at the time of the execution of the memorandum both defendants Hoch were present, as was the wife of defendant Harbus; that at that time Mrs. Hoch and Mrs. Harbus stated that Mr. Hoch had authority to…