Dime Savings Bank of Hartford v. Gatter

Memorandum of decision in action on promissory note.

BORDON, J.

Prior to June 30, 1941, the plaintiff offered to sell its property known as numbers 399'401 Bellevue Street, Hartford, to the defendant for $2,300, of which amount $200 was to be paid in cash and the balance by a purchase-money mortgage, payable $22.27 a month for ten years. Its real estate committee, its executive committee and its board of directors, all approved the sale on that, and no other, basis. At the closing the defendant was requested to sign the note in suit, which calls for payment on demand, with the right in the…