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2 Duer 570

Belknap v. Sealey

The Superior Court of New York City

Decided December 24, 1853

The Superior Court of New York City · decided 1853-12-24

The complaint alleges, that the plaintiff, on the 22d February, 1851, bargained with the defendant to buy of him a piece of ground at and near the south-east corner of Atlantic street and Clason Avenue, in Brooklyn.

Cited by 1 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently October 1876

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Decided 1853-12-24

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Duer, J., dissented,

¶1principally upon the ground that, in his judgmeit, the only issue made by the pleadings was, that of the frauc of the defendant, and that this having been found in his favoi, the court had no power to grant relief upon the ground <f mutual mistake.

¶2He aim expressed great doubts whether, had the complaint been prcperly framed, the contract, upon the evidence, could be justlyrescinded. As the true boundaries had been shown to *584the plaintiff, it might very reasonably be held, that he took Upon himself the risk of these boundaries containing the number of acres that it was believed they included.

¶3Judgment affirmed, with costs,

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