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Hendel v. Scheuer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 8, 1989
150 A.D.2d 431 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

Opinion

May 8, 1989

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Marbach, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The parties entered into a contract dated March 30, 1987 to purchase certain real property. Pursuant to the concededly ambiguous terms of the contract, the plaintiffs had 60 days from the date a signed contract was mailed to the purchasers' attorney to secure a mortgage commitment. In order to cancel, however, the plaintiffs had to notify the defendant within 35 days of that date of their inability to obtain a mortgage commitment. The plaintiffs notified the defendant of their inability to obtain a commitment on April 24, 1987, within that 35-day period. However, they did not submit a mortgage application until sometime between April 24, 1987 and April 28, 1987. By failing to apply for a mortgage before canceling the contract, the plaintiffs breached its terms without legal excuse. Thus, they cannot recover their down payment (see, Maxton Bldrs. v Lo Galbo, 68 N.Y.2d 373; Lawrence v Miller, 86 N.Y. 131; Levine v Trattner, 130 A.D.2d 462). Mangano, J.P., Thompson, Bracken and Eiber, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Hendel v. Scheuer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 8, 1989
150 A.D.2d 431 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
Case details for

Hendel v. Scheuer

Case Details

Full title:JEFFREY HENDEL et al., Appellants, v. JAMES SCHEUER, Respondent

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

Date published: May 8, 1989

Citations

150 A.D.2d 431 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

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