Elwood v. . Goldman
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered November 12, 1913, sustaining defendant’s exceptions, ordered to he heard in the first instance by the Appellate Division after direction of a verdict in favor of plaintiffs at Trial Term, and granting' defendant’s motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered November 12, 1913, sustaining defendant’s exceptions, ordered to he heard in the first instance by the Appellate Division after direction of a verdict in favor of plaintiffs at Trial Term, and granting' defendant’s motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The terms of the contract required the purchaser to pay seven-twelfths of the city tax for the year 1912. (Lathers v. Keough, 189 N. Y. 583.) At the time the…
1Opinion of the CourtHogan, J.
Plaintiffs in this action were owners of an office building and the land upon which the same was located, the building being known as the Elwood Memorial Building, situate on the northeast corner of Main and State streets in the city of Rochester. On the 9th day of May, 1912, the defendant prepared and forwarded to plaintiffs a proposition in writing to purchase the property, which offer in substance stated that he, defendant, would pay to plaintiffs a sum therein stated for the building and the land upon which the same stood, which was referred to by location of lot number and measurements,…
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