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116 A.D. 269

Richter v. Distelhurst

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · decided 1906-12-07

<p>Submission of a controversy upon an agreed statement of facts, pursuant to section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure.</p>

Decided 1906-12-07

Ingraham, J. (concurring):

¶1I concur in the opinion of Mr. Justice Clarke, upon the ground that I think this clause in the deeds of 1850 and 1854 should be construed as a covenant and not a condition. The absence of any words of re-entry leaves the clause open to a construction that a covenant was intended and not a condition, and tlie fact that there could be no one who could enforce a condition, as the trustees could have no heirs at - law, is an important element in construing, the instrument. Viewed as a covenant, I think it; clear that it is unenforcible, and I, therefore, think the plaintiff’s title was good and she is entitled to a judgment for the specific performance of the contract.

¶2Judgment .ordered for plaintiff, with costs. Settle order on notice. - x - i

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