Legal Opinion

St. Pius X House of Retreats v. CAMDEN DIOCESE NJ

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided April 5, 1982PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

SCHREIBER, J.

We granted certification in this case primarily to consider the proper measure of damages to which a vendee of realty is entitled upon the vendor’s breach of an executory contract. Also involved are questions of reformation and an attorney’s obligations when engaged to represent the seller.

Plaintiff, St. Pius X House of Retreats, Salvatorian Fathers (Salvatorians), contracted to sell an 8V2 acre tract of land (Lot 2H) in the Township of Gloucester to Albert and Mary DiSalvio (DiSalvios) under an installment arrangement with title to pass…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
  2. Hodges v. CarterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  3. Raymond Spector, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. Milton E. Mermelstein, Defendant-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  4. Heake v. Atlantic Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
  5. Branch v. WhiteNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968

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3Cited by67 opinions

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  4. Ziegelheim v. ApolloSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
  5. Sommers v. McKinneyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1996

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