Legal Opinion

Sawl v. Kwiatkowski

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided December 7, 1965PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.

Sawl seeks specific performance of an agreement for the sale for $100,000 by Mrs. Kwiatkowski (the vendor) of real estate (the locus) in Holyoke, worth $115,000. The vendor gained title to the locus, formerly held by her and her husband as tenants by the entirety, upon his death in 1953. Sawl paid a deposit of $5,000. A written agreement dated January 22, 1963, was prepared by a broker. Under this the vendor was to convey on February 28, 1963, “a good and clear record and marketable title . . . free from encumbrances.” The agreement provided, “If the seller shall be unable to give title or to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Stabile v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
  2. Old Colony Trust Co. v. ChaunceyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
  3. Moskow v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
  4. Lucier v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
  5. Widebeck v. SullivanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. V.S.H. Realty, Inc. v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  2. Lanna v. GreeneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
  3. Fall River Savings Bank v. CallahanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
  4. Lambert v. Cantin (In Re Cantin)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1990
  5. Sachs v. HirshomMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983

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