Trustees of Calvary Presbyterian Church of Buffalo v. Putnam
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
July 1, 1862, George Palmer and wife conveyed to the plaintiff by deed real estate in the city of Buffalo. The conveyance was upon two conditions, one being that the premises should be forever used for religious purposes. The deed provided that if at any time the plaintiff should fail to perform the conditions, the grantor or his heirs might re-enter the premises. Palmer died in 1864.
On August 7, 1893, all the living heirs at law of George Palmer executed and delivered to the plaintiff a quitclaim deed, which purported to release the premises absolutely from the conditions contained in the…
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