McQuirk v. Dean

This is a motion to compel Marcus A. Johengen to pay to the referee $1,890, the balance on the purchase price for the premises, situated in Buffalo, N. Y., which he bid in at a judicial sale in the above-entitled action. The action was brought for the partition or sale of the premises in question. The sale price was $2,100, and Johengen paid ten per cent of it, or §210, to the referee at the sale. The purchaser now refuses to complete the purchase because of an alleged defect in the title to the premises, claiming that such defect renders the title unmarketable. The sole ground of his…