Case Name: Anthony J. Fumerelle et al., Respondents, v. Performance Rides, Inc., et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1992-12-30
Citations: 188 A.D.2d 1014
Docket Number: 
Parties: Anthony J. Fumerelle et al., Respondents, v Performance Rides, Inc., et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 188
Pages: 1014–1015

Head Matter:
Anthony J. Fumerelle et al., Respondents, v Performance Rides, Inc., et al., Appellants.

Opinion:
Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted summary judgment to plaintiffs. The agreement for the sale of the laundromat business to plaintiffs provides: "Contract subject to assuming or negotiating lease acceptable to purchasers." The record establishes that plaintiffs were unable to assume or negotiate a lease acceptable to them. Therefore, plaintiffs are entitled to the return of their deposit
(see, Merritt Hill Vineyards v Windy Hgts. Vineyard, 61 NY2d 106, 113; Perna v Desai, 101 AD2d 857, affd 63 NY2d 898). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Flaherty, J. — Summary Judgment.) Present — Callahan, J. P., Boomer, Green, Lawton and Boehm, JJ.