Steinhart v. Wolf

Foster, Y. C.

This is a suit for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate in the city of Newark.

The case has been submitted on the pleadings and defendant in his answer states that he has refused to perform the contract to purchase the property because complainants have only a life estate therein and cannot convey to him an estate in fee in the property.

This objection rests upon the provisions of the second paragraph of the last will and testament of Henry Steinhart, bearing date February 1st, 1911, and who died on March 2d, 1916, leaving him surviving his widow,'the…