McCormick v. Stephany
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Oil bill, answer and cross-bill, supplemental bill, answers and proofs. The complainant, in the present condition of the pleadings, appears as executrix of the last will of George McCormick, and •as residuary devisee and legatee under that will. She seeks to obtain a decree for the specific performance of a contract made by August Stephany, in his lifetime, for the conveyance of a hotel property in Atlantic City, known as the “Extra Dry.” Mr. Stephany died intestate.
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Oil bill, answer and cross-bill, supplemental bill, answers and proofs. The complainant, in the present condition of the pleadings, appears as executrix of the last will of George McCormick, and •as residuary devisee and legatee under that will. She seeks to obtain a decree for the specific performance of a contract made by August Stephany, in his lifetime, for the conveyance of a hotel property in Atlantic City, known as the “Extra Dry.” Mr. Stephany died intestate. The ■ complainant makes defendants the administratrix of Mr. Stephany and also his widow and children, and, by a recent…
1Opinion of the Court
Gkey, Y. C.
There were some preliminary questions as to the construction of the lease which contains the clause giving to McCormick the right to purchase, and also the terms of his will, which were discussed and decided in the previous hearing on the application for the injunction. At the same time the alleged omission from the clause in the lease giving the right to purchase was then disposed of in the preliminary argument and opinion. McCormick v. Stephany, 12 Dick. Ch. Rep. 257. On final hearing it was admitted that in the lease the agreement clause intended to be entered into by the…
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