McDermott v. Drumm
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages alleged to have been caused by the refusal of the defendant to convey certain real estate to the plaintiff, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in New Haven County, Wolfe, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff.
1Per curiam
The defendant placed for sale with James B. Kelly, a real-estate broker, her premises known as 695 Washington Avenue, New Haven, upon certain named terms. Thereafter the plaintiff, having seen Kelly’s advertisement offering the premises for sale, called upon him and agreed to purchase the same upon the said terms, and paid Kelly $50 upon the purchase price, and thereafter Kelly gave to him the following instrument signed by him:—
“James B. Kelly, Dealer in Real Estate
“New Haven', Conn., Mar. 22,1920.
“Paid to me James McDermott. On the property known as No. 695 Washington Avenue, West Haven,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- McCullough v. HitchcockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Gruskin v. AllynSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
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