Hochstein v. Vanderveer Crossings, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Vanderveer Crossings, Incorporated, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 22d day of November, 1911, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 24th day of November, 1911, denying the defendant’s motion for a new; trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
On the 23d of February, 1906, the defendant was the owner of a large tract of land in Kings county, which, according to a map and survey, ifc had subdivided into building lots. On *119that day it entered into a written contract with the plaintiffs by which it agreed, in consideration of $8,800 to sell and convey to them lots 43 to 64, both inclusive, in block 36, as laid down on the map. Eight hundred and eighty dollars of the consideration was then paid and equal monthly payments agreed to be thereafter made until one-half of the purchase price was paid, at which time defendant…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Empire Realty Corp. v. SayreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Cockcroft v. New York & Harlem RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
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- Feldblum v. Laurelton Land Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- Hochstein v. Vanderveer Crossings, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- Hochstein v. Vanderveer Crossings, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- Hochstein v. Vanderveer Crossings, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913