Felix v. Devlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Peter W. Felix, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 13th day of June, 1899,. upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Rumsey, J.:
On the 17th of May, 1893, Peter W. Felix made a contract with Jeremiah Devlin as trustee, by which he agreed to buy certain premises for the sum of $23,900. After the contract was made there arose some dispute between the parties as to the title and quantity of the land, and, as they were unable to agree, Felix brought this action against Devlin’s successors to obtain a specific-performance of the contract with compensation for certain defects-in the title. The defendants in their answers admitted the making of the contract, and asked for a specific performance of it as it was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Embury v. . ConnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1850
- Campbell v. . ConsalusNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Meldon v. DevlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
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