Relief from Forfeiture #166
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By Gerry NeelyB.A., LL.B. Another deposit returned to a purchaser who was in default, but this time it was because the vendor benefitted from the purchaser’s breach of contract. A purchaser who failed to close on the completion date because of insufficient funds, sued for the return of a $50,000 deposit paid September 1989 upon …