Chase v. Hogan
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment. TMs action was brought by George K. Chase against Robert Hogan; and after the death of Hogan was continued against Roswell D. Hatch and others, executors of Hogan.
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Appeal from a judgment. TMs action was brought by George K. Chase against Robert Hogan; and after the death of Hogan was continued against Roswell D. Hatch and others, executors of Hogan. It was brought upon a contract between the plaintiff and Robert Hogan, dated September 18, 1856, by which Hogan agreed to sell, and the plaintiff to purchase a certain lot of land for $5,000, and plaintiff agreed to erect on said lot a house, which should be fully completed before May 1st, 1857. Hogan agreed to loan to Chase to aid in the erection of such house $2,500 in twelve installments, and upon the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court*—Jones, J.
It will be perceived that one of the findings by the court below is, “ That about 18th September, 1856, plaintiff entered upon the possession of the premises mentioned in the complaint and commenced the erection of a dwelling-house thereon in conformity with said agreement, and continued his work thereon until about the latter part of February, 1857, when he suspended such work and did not resume the sameand another finding is, that plaintiff violated his *65contract with defendants’ testator by the total suspension of all work, and by the non-completion of said.house, on…
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- Jackson ex dem. Shipley v. MoncriefNew York Supreme Court · 1830
- Wright v. MooreNew York Supreme Court · 1839
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