Cooper v. Polayes

On October 29, 1954, Max Y. Lipsher entered into a contract with the defendant to purchase the property known as 13 Hallock Street in the city of New Haven. A deposit of $300 was paid and the transaction was to be completed on or before December 1 at the office of Clark, Hall and Peck. On November 10 he died leaving a will, duly admitted to probate, in which the plaintiffs David Cooper and Barney Fineberg were named as executors and the other plaintiffs as the heirs at law. On December 1 the plaintiffs attempted to carry out the terms of the agreement but the defendant refused to convey and…