Hunt v. Hay
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Joseph H. Hunt, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5 th day of July, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 2d day of July, 1912, denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
On the 8th of April, 1905, the defendant, claiming to be the owner of twenty quarter sections of land located in the State of Colorado, entered into a contract under seal with the Empire Land Company of Iowa, which recited that he had sold and agreed to convey to it all of the said land, comprising about 3,200 acres, in consideration of $3,200, to be paid at certain specified times. The contract further provided that if the company should sell any portion of the land the defendant, at its request, would convey the same by warranty deed to the person designated, provided the…
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