The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-11-09
Monmouth County Courts ST. Pt

Samuel Sinner OF Lakewood on
March 10 last gave Solomon Rosen-
berg. a real estate agent at Asbury
Park. his check for $500 and received
lin return a receipt and an agreement
under which he was to purchase the
Carlton hotel at Point Pleasant at a
price Of SIS. 900. The deal did not go
thru and Thursday jury before y Judge
Lawrence in court, at Freehold gave
Mr. Sinner Judgment for $3.50,
representing the amount OF his deposit
to bind the bar ain with interest.
Defending the suit, Mr.. Rosenberg
said that he notified MIR. Sinner by
letter on March 20 that the owners of
the hotel property, Joseph Haas
and John VOlner. were ready to close
the deal and requesting that he meet
with himself and the other hotel owners
on a certain date to pass title Sinner
did not appear at this meeting he said.
Mr.. Rosenberg admitted on cross
examination that Sinner had asked to
withdraw from the deal after making
the deposit and that Mr.. Sinner had
told him over the telephone that her
husband had found property in MT.
Clemens, Mich, which he thought a
better buy.
Called as a defense witness, Joseph
| Hass. in volunteering testimony,
unconscicusly gave testimony favor
able TO the plaintiff. stating that
himself. Volmer and Rosenberg had
divided the proceeds Of Mr.. Sinners
$500 check. He and Volmer. he said,
each recei we'd $f00 Sinner was
represented by r. l. Stout Of Lake
wood. Rosenberg was represented by
Joseph Megill, from the Offices Of
Durand, Twins q Carton Of Asbury
Park,
Jacob e. Posten of Keansburg was
awarded Judgment for $3.50 by jury
before Circuit Court Judge Doherty
Tuesday in his suit against Edmund
r id for damages resulting from being
run down by car driven by Mr.. Reid
on Carr avenue, Keansburg, the even
ing of Jan. / last. Mrs. Posten also suf-
( fered superficial injuries when she and
her husband was struck by the car but
the iury deemed nominal damages only
was due Mr.. Posten. who was reprenset-
ed bv Reilly, Quinn & Parsons of Red
Bank. Mr.. Reid was represented by
SNYDER & Roberts of Atlantic
4 Highlands.
4 No eau Sc Of action was the verdict
Of another jury before Judge Doherty
Monday This was in the suit of
cunningham g. Dunsmore, real estate
agents, who sued Mrs. Sarah 3. Van
/ WickIe, owner of the Westminster
fbotel, 216 Fourth avenue. Asbury
/ Park. for 5 percent. commission for the
falleged negotiation Of the sale of the
hotel property for $4,000 Thomas
! II. Dunsmore, Of the real estate firm,
claimed that he had secured an oral
contract from Mrs. VanWickle to sell
the hotel at that figure and that be
had procured Nathan Montareo of Lake
wood as customer, who was able,
willing and capable of purchasing the
property at the price given which, at 5
per cent would have returned the real
/ estate firm a fee of 50, $50.
Mrs. Van Wiekle denied that she
had ever authorized the real estate
firm to sell the hotel, declaring that it
was not flor sale and her son, DR.,
Charles E.. VanWickle, an AsbTy
Park dentist, told on the witness
st and Of being called on the telephone
by his mother and of telling him at her
home in the presence of Mi. .Dunsmore
that the property was not for sale and
forbid him annoying his mother
further.