Maxton Builders, Inc. v. Lo Galbo

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• describing the general rule under New York law that “a party who defaults on a contract cannot recover the amount or value of part performance”
• upholding forfeiture of a deposit approximating 50% of the purchase price

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Cited by

122 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Holy Properties Ltd. v. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1995-12-07· cited 338×
• Oppenheimer & Co. v. Oppenheim, Appel, Dixon & Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1995-11-30· cited 302×
• Sport Rock International, Inc. v. American Casualty Co.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2009-05-12· cited 188×
• Chateau D' If Corp. v. City of New York
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1996-04-18· cited 127×
• Great Northern Insurance v. Interior Construction Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 2006-10-19· cited 87×
• Moran v. Erk
  New York Court of Appeals· 2008-11-25· cited 62×
• Cipriano v. Glen Cove Lodge 1458
  New York Court of Appeals· 2003-10-28· cited 52×
• Eujoy Realty Corp. v. Van Wagner Communications, LLC
  New York Court of Appeals· 2013-11-26· cited 49×
• Logalbo v. Plishkin
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1990-07-18· cited 43×
• Willsey v. Gjuraj
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2009-09-22· cited 42×
• Eastside Exhibition Corp. v. 210 East 86th Street Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 2012-02-21· cited 23×
• Spirit Locker, Inc. v. Evo Direct, LLC
  E.D. New York· 2010-03-19· cited 20×
• White v. Farrell
  New York Court of Appeals· 2013-03-21· cited 19×
• Baker v. Norman
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1996-04-30· cited 19×
• Hegner v. Reed
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2003-12-22· cited 18×
• O'Connor v. Sleasman
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2007-02-15· cited 18×
• Uzan v. 845 UN Ltd. Partnership
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2004-06-15· cited 17×
• New Colony Homes, Inc. v. Long Island Property Group, LLC
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2005-09-26· cited 17×
• Palmiotto v. Mark
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1988-12-29· cited 17×
• Silva v. Celella
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1989-09-11· cited 16×

Other cases named Maxton Builders, Inc. v. Lo Galbo

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Maxton Builders, Inc. v. Lo Galbo
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1985-09-30· cited 3×