Schreck v. Spinard

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Kavanagh, J.), entered January 23, 2004 in Ulster County, which, inter alia, granted plaintiffs’ cross motion for summary judgment directing specific performance of a real estate contract.

Flaintiffs commenced this action seeking specific performance of a written agreement for the purchase of real property from defendant. The agreement provided that it was “subject to attorney approval within 21 days.” Fifteen days later, defendant notified plaintiffs that he had received a better offer for the property and that, accordingly, his attorney would not…