Lowe v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCarswell, J.
The action is for specific performance. The complaint was dismissed after a trial. The instruments upon which plaintiff relied were held unenforcible as contracts for the purchase and sale of real property. Plaintiff appeals.
The facts are not contested. The dispute concerns the effect of documentary evidence, the interpretation of the terms thereof, and whether certain statutes are or are not applicable.
On December 14, 1931, two instruments were signed relating to the purchase and sale of two parcels of real estate in Brooklyn. They recite that the “ Vendor ” is Lowe (plaintiff) and that the…
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