Legal Opinion
Charles Albert Co. v. Newtown Creek Realty Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 21, 1924No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Young, J.:
The first cause of action in the complaint is for the reformation of a contract for the sale of certain real property in Brooklyn, shown on a map of French government property in Greenpoint. The complaint alleges the making of a contract whereby plaintiff agreed to buy and defendant agreed to sell the premises for $703,000, of which plaintiff paid ten per cent, or $70,300.
This purchase was made at an auction sale at the Real Estate Exchange rooms in New York city, and the terms of sale provided that the proposed sale was to be subject to the approval of the French government within…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Metzger v. . &198tna Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Curtis v. . AlbeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Charles Albert Co. v. Newtown Creek Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
3Cited by4 opinions
- Charles Albert Co. v. Newtown Creek Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
- Arcturus Radio Tube Co. v. Radio Corp. of AmericaCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1935
- National American Corp. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria and Central Bank of NigeriaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- National American Corp. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria and Central Bank of NigeriaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979