Wood v. . Wise
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered November 1, 1912, which affirmed an order of the court at a Trial Term denying a motion to set aside a verdict in favor of plaintiffs and for a new trial in an action to recover money alleged to be due under a contract for the sale of land. The following questions were certified: “First.
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Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered November 1, 1912, which affirmed an order of the court at a Trial Term denying a motion to set aside a verdict in favor of plaintiffs and for a new trial in an action to recover money alleged to be due under a contract for the sale of land. The following questions were certified: “First. Whether a contract between private parties for the sale of lands, which contract purports to have been executed by the parties as a sealed instrument and which the undisputed facts…
1Opinion of the Court
Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion of Woodward, J., below. First question certified answered in the affirmative; second question not answered; third and fourth questions answered in the negative; fifth question answered, a new trial should not have been granted.
Concur: Cullen, Oh. J., Werner, Hiscock, Collin, Cuddebaok and Miller. Absent: Gray, J.
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