Legal Opinion
Matzkowitz v. Prince
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 22, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrew Iii, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Harris, J.), entered September 16, 1992 in Albany County, which, upon an inquest, directed defendant to pay plaintiffs $72,508 as direct and consequential damages for breach of a real estate contract.
On July 14, 1990 defendant entered into a contract to purchase plaintiffs’ home for $312,000. Defendant did not appear to close the transaction on November 9, 1990 and was thereby in default. Plaintiffs immediately placed their property back on the market and in September 1991 they entered into a contract of sale for $241,000. They closed on that sale on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Colangione v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Webster v. Di TrapanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Binks v. FarooqAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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