Legal Opinion

Walsh v. McCutcheon

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided November 29, 1898PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Suit to enforce the specific performance of the defendant McCutcheon’s agreement to purchase certain real estate; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and reserved by that court, George W. Wheeler, J., upon a finding of facts, for the consideration and advice of this court.

1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.

The plaintiff and the defendant Me-' Cutcheon, on the 26th day of March, 1898, entered into a written agreement by which the plaintiff was to convey to said defendant a certain piece of land in the town of Greenwich, and the latter was to pay therefor the sum of $2,500 an acre. The plaintiff agreed to execute, acknowledge and deliver to said defendant or his assigns “ a proper deed containing a general warranty and the usual full covenants for the conveying and assuring to him and them, the fee simple in the premises, free from all encumbrances.” The plaintiff prepared and duly executed a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Mansfield v. SheltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
  2. Leake v. WatsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
  3. Pitkin v. New York & New England RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
  4. Lawlor v. HolohanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Rogers v. EnglishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
  2. Willis v. HendrySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
  3. Belcher v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
  4. Hull v. HullSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
  5. Scanlin v. PetersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926

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