Legal Opinion
Blakey v. McMurray
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 25, 1985PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Levine, J.
Defendants had been renting plaintiffs’ house for about six months when, on January 27, 1981, defendant John E. McMurray (hereinafter defendant) wrote to plaintiff Robert Blakey (hereinafter plaintiff) to “propose an offer of $74,000 [for the purchase of plaintiffs’ house] if the arrangements can be made quickly without the necessity of involving realtor fees”. In a letter dated January 30, 1981, plaintiff agreed to the purchase price of $74,000 and then proceeded to list four “issues that we should settle” before having an attorney draw up the deed, mortgage and other closing…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Read v. HenzelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Sheehan v. CulottaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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