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May v. McVann

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 23, 1947
272 App. Div. 929 (N.Y. App. Div. 1947)

Opinion

June 23, 1947.

Present — Hagarty, Acting P.J., Carswell, Adel, Nolan and Sneed, JJ.


In an action by the purchaser for specific performance of a contract to sell real property, order granting defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint under subdivision 8 of rule 107 of the Rules of Civil Practice, and the judgment entered thereon, unanimously affirmed, with $10 costs and disbursements, on the grounds (1) that the indorsing of the check was not a subscribing to a note or memorandum, even though the check was delivered with an accompanying letter; and (2) that the letter and the check, read together, are insufficient as a note or memorandum to express anything but a void contract, as defined in section 259 Real Prop. of the Real Property Law (L. 1934, ch. 750, as amd. by L. 1944, ch. 198).


Summaries of

May v. McVann

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 23, 1947
272 App. Div. 929 (N.Y. App. Div. 1947)
Case details for

May v. McVann

Case Details

Full title:FRANK MAY, Appellant, v. THOMAS T. McVANN et al., Respondents

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jun 23, 1947

Citations

272 App. Div. 929 (N.Y. App. Div. 1947)