Countrywood Estates, Inc. v. Donnelly

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Freund, J. A. D.

The sole question for determination is venue — whether it was properly laid in Sussex County or should have been laid in Morris County where the real property described in the complaint is located.

The plaintiff entered into a contract dated August 11, 1954 to sell to the defendants a dwelling house described as Lot No. 6, in Block 1-A, on Map of Countrywood Estates, Inc., Hanover Township, Morris County, New Jersey. On *458October 23, 1954, the house having been completed and the defendants desiring to take possession prior to the closing…