Case Name: GRENDEL v. MARQUARDT et
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1926-06-21
Citations: 5 Ohio Law Abs. 4
Docket Number: No. 6632
Parties: GRENDEL v. MARQUARDT et
Judges: Judges Roberts & Farr, 7th Dist., sitting.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 5
Pages: 4–5

Head Matter:
GRENDEL v. MARQUARDT et
Ohio Appeals, 8th Dist., Cuyahoga Co.
No. 6632.
Decided June 21, 1926
Judges Roberts & Farr, 7th Dist., sitting.

Opinion:
ROBERTS, J.
Alex Grendel instituted this action in the Cuyahoga Common Pleas against Fred Mar-quardt for the purpose of recovering damages for the alleged refusal of Marquardt to carry into effect a contract whereby the defendants agreed to sell and the plaintiff agreed to purchase certain real estate owned by the defendants.
The contract provided that Grendel was to pay $7500 for a certain two family house, $3000 down payment', the balance to be secured by a second mortgage payable at the rate of $35 per month, present- owner to give a good and sufficient deed.
Fifty dollors was accepted by Marquardt to apply on the purchase price.
Marquardt admitted entering into a contract, but denied that a deed was to be placed in escrow and denied that Grendel ever made any demand upon him to- convey said premises. A motion was made by Marquardt, at the close of Grendel's testimony, to arrest the evidence from the jury; and a verdict was directed against Grendel in compliance with the motion, the court however recognizing the offer by Marquardt to confess judgment for $50 in favor of Grendel.
Error was prosecuted and the Court of Appeals held:
1. The trial court was evidently of the opinion that Grendel had not introduced evidence sufficient to show a right of recovery or to constitute a cause of action; presumably upon the proposition that Grendel had not tendered the $3000 cash'payment.
2. There is evidence in the record, which if pleaded, would indicate that such tender of performance on part of the plaintiff was not necessary for the reason that it was intro-cated that defendants decided not to go forward with the contract and had refused to carry it out according to its terms; and if such be the fact then no preliminary tender was necessary by plaintiff.
Attorneys — Fred E. Bruml for Grendel; Phillip Sampliner and Irwin Greenberg for Marquafdt et; all of Cleveland.
3.It is further disclosed that defendants being dissatisfied with the $35 monthly payment, plaintiff agreed to increase same to $50.
4. There is testimony tending to indicate that the transaction was not carried out because defendants regretted the making of the contract; and in refusing to carry out the terms thereof, therefore plaintiff was not obliged to make a tender in order to' protect his rights, after an absolute refusal on part of the defendants to go forward.
5. It seems that the plaintiff had $1000 of his own and one Cibula testified that he had in his possession $2000. which he agreed to loan to the plaintiff.
6. Grendel therefore had offered sufficient evidence to indicate a cause of action and a right of recovery to require its submission to the jury.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded,
(Farr, J., concurs.)