Austin v. Trybus
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Parties to a real estate contract have an implied obligation to deal fairly and to act in good faith (McKenna v Case, 123 AD2d 517; Norgate Homes v Central State Bank, 82 AD2d 849) and where no time is expressed in the agreement for the performance of conditions, there is an implied duty to perform within a reasonable time (Trustees of Union Coll, v City of New York, 173 NY 38; Friedman, *941Contracts and Conveyances of Real Property § 1.5, at 145 [4th ed]; 1 Tiffany, Real Property § 202 [3d ed]). Although reasonableness is ordinarily a question…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Trustees of Union College v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- McKenna v. CaseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Norgate Homes, Inc. v. Central State BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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