Satterlee v. Cronkhite

Plaintiff, by the direction of the court to the jury, recovered' a judgment for money paid upon a land contract, from which judgment defendant appeals.

October 10, 1892, the plaintiff and her sister made a *635contract with defendant for the purchase of certain real estate for the sum of $4,000, $250 to be paid upon delivery of the contract, and $20 a month thereafter. This contract had a forfeiture clause in case of default, which provided:

“Should such default continue for 30 days, then, that is to say, after the lapse of said 30 days, said party of the first part may declare this contract…