Legal Opinion
Duke v. Stuart
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 1904PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Action to reform a contract for the sale of real property.
1Opinion of the CourtGildersleeve, J.
The relief sought by the plaintiff is the reformation, on the ground of mutual mistake, of a contract for the sale of real property, by inserting a clause making its performance conditioned on the performance of another like contract between the plaintiff and other persons for the sale of premises on the same block as the land here in question. The plaintiff also sues to recover $5,000 paid on account of the purchase money, and $530 for the expense of examining title. The contract in this suit relates to a parcel of land on the northwest corner of One Hundred and Fifty-seventh street and…
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- Moran v. . McLartyNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Ford v. . JoyceNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Weed v. WhiteheadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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- House v. WechslerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905