New York Court of Appeals

Noah Worrall, Appellant and Respondent v. David Munn, Respondent and Appellant. (cross Appeals.)

March 5, 186838 N.Y. 137

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the lower court, holding that when specific performance of a land sale is decreed, the vendor must pay interest on the purchase price as damages for the delay, be liable for waste, and that such damages are to be measured to the time the plaintiff takes possession, with interest on the delay damages accruing to the assessment date.