Blair v. Scimone

Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered upon a decision after trial without a jury, which awarded to plaintiff damages of $14,356, upon the basis of quantum meruit¡ in an action brought inter alia for dissolution of a partnership and for a partnership accounting. Plaintiff in 1961 obtained an option to purchase a tract of land suitable for a housing development; but after several extensions pending his efforts to finance the purchase, the option expired and his payment of $9,000 was forfeited. Plaintiff continued to have access to the owner, however, and continued…