Doctorman v. Schroeder
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree of .the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Learning, who filed the following opinion: “I think it would be conceded by any one that the aim of a court of equity appropriately would be always to relieve a purchaser, who had failed to comply strictly with the terms of a contract, from the forfeiture of his right to purchase a property, if it should be in- the power of the court to do so.
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On appeal from a decree of .the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Learning, who filed the following opinion: “I think it would be conceded by any one that the aim of a court of equity appropriately would be always to relieve a purchaser, who had failed to comply strictly with the terms of a contract, from the forfeiture of his right to purchase a property, if it should be in- the power of the court to do so. Thai, is especially so in a case of this nature where the failure consisted of a -neglect to make a tender of purchase-money at the hour named in the contract, and where the…
1Per curiam
The decree appealed from will be affirmed, for the reasons stated in the opinion filed in the court below by Vice-Chancellor Learning.
*682For affirmance — The Ci-iiee-Justice, Swayze, Parker, Bergen, Minturn, Kalisoi-i, Black, Iyatzenbaci-i, White, Heppeni-ieimer, Williams, Gardner—12. For reversal—None.
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