Van Emden v. Becker

KRUCKER, Judge.

The appellants, Jacob Van Emden and Yolanda Van Emden, were defendants in the trial court, and appellées, John A. Becker and Lillian M. Becker, were plaintiffs. The parties entered into a contract for the purchase and sale of real estate, wherein defendants were buyers and plaintiffs were sellers. The deposit and receipt agreement dated March 30, 1963, signed by all of the parties, was escrowed and the sale consummated around the end of May 1963.

The purchase price recited in the contract and in the closing statement called for a total purchase price of $125,000.00; the closing…