Legal Opinion

Poloha v. Ruman

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided September 26, 1945No. Docket 149/154PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This suit is brought for a decree for specific performance to compel the defendant to carry out an agreement to convey real estate.

The agreement was made between complainant and Maria Ruman and the latter agreed to convey the premises which she owned and in which she and complainant were living, by a will which she agreed to make, subject only to the life estate of her husband, Peter Ruman.

Maria Ruman died in 1942 and was survived by her husband who died during the pendency of this suit.

Maria Ruman had made a will in 1937 and another one in 1939, in both of which she devised her real estate…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cooper v. ColsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1904
  2. Johnson v. HubbellNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1855
  3. In re the Appeal from the First Intermediate Account of AdrianNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1917

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Klockner v. GreenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
  2. Naimo v. La FianzaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
  3. Hufnagel v. ScholpNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1946
  4. White v. RisdonNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1947

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