Ramapo, NY – A retired school bus driver will appeal a state Supreme Court decision that seemed to finalize the sale of a house that she said she never meant to sell.
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Venera Held, 75, is opposing a court decision for her to accept $205,661 for the house at 60 Decatur Ave., which the buyer, Michael Goldstein, had planned to sell to Monsey area developers for $1.2 million. Held's daughter currently lives in the two-family house.
In court, Goldstein has contended that he had a bona fide contract to buy the house from Held.
That opinion was supported by state Supreme Court Justice Alfred Weiner, after a non-jury trial, and subsequently by a state appeals court.
Weiner had ruled that he didn't believe Held's account that she was tricked into signing a contract at Sammy's Bagels.
The decision deducted $61,500 from the sale price to compensate Goldstein for potentially lost rental income.
Held's attorney, Ronald DeCaprio of Haverstraw, said Held had a right to cancel the contract, and she did so.
Meanwhile, developers Jacob Wagschal and Jacob Weiss are continuing a lawsuit against Goldstein to recover a $120,000 down payment on the property.
And in the latest twist in the case, Goldstein's partner in the sale is suing him and his wife, Chaya, to recover his investment.
Chaim Aron Brown of Spring Valley filed a lawsuit against the Goldsteins claiming $250,000 in damages.
That lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court in Rockland, referred to a contract in Hebrew. It stated that Brown bought a 50 percent interest in the property from Goldstein with a $150,000 deposit on a total price of $425,000.
Goldstein and Brown, as well as Wagschal and Weiss, planned to subdivide the property and build multifamily houses replacing Held's house, which has two apartments. [journalnews]
JUDGE WEINER IS AN HONORABLE AND HONEST PERSON AND THE SAME IS W/ MR. GOLDSTEIN. THIS MRS. HELD IS WRONG. SHE GOT THE FULL PRICE THAT SHE ASKED FOR THE HOUSE. SHE MADE A BIG PROFIT ON IT. HE DIDNT BARGAIN EVEN A NICKLE. SHE JUST HAS A PROBLEM THAT SOMEBODY ELSE IS MAKING ALSO MONEY AND LOTS OF IT. SHE OBVIOUSLY HAS A VERY BAD NATURE.
(Mr Anonymous wrote Michel Goldstein is very a nice person i have made a lot of deals with him, Always been honest.)
Mr Anonoymus all you are doing is making me among ALL others burst in laughter with your comment.
Please Name for the record a SINGLE persons name that had a smooth transaction with that goldstein gentelman.
Remeber it does not need to be yours could be yours or any other name that can be verified within the community.
PERIOD. ENOUGH SAID
anonymous dec. 14, 9:39: why whats wrong with wagshawl that if he is attached its fishy??
Michel Goldstein is very a nice person i have made a lot of deals with him, Always been honest.
If Al Weiner decided this case, you can be sure the decision is wrong and contrary to law.
Rabbi T, (lol)
How about the woman (held)? Are you concerned about her being ripped off? Why should she go to a Beis Din?
THERE IS SOMETHING VERY ODD ABOUT THIS WHOLE CASE BETWEEN THE 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND MR. GOLDSTEIN ALL OF THESE OTHER CASES LOOK PHONY I THINK IT IS JUST AN ATTEMPT TO CLOUD ALL OF THE TRUE FACTS. PLEASE READ THIS
ARE THE SCALES OF JUSTICE BALLANCED OR ARE THEY BIASED
I have been following the case involving a supposed real estate transaction between Michael Goldstein, Chaya Goldstein and Venera Held. This complete case has me along with many others very perplexed as to the continued out come by the Honorable Alfred Weiner. After reading the transcripts of the initial proceedings along with all of the information and following proceedings between these parties something seem very amiss. This case was originally assigned to the honorable William Nelson, all of the paper work, motions and arguments were in front of him right down to the day of picking a jury then it seems to everyone’s surprise, at last on the defendant’s side, it was suddenly switched to Judge Weiner who in his infinite wisdom decided to eliminate the jury and start the trial with out any delays. This seemed quite odd but the trial went forward. The judge denied Mrs. Held’s attorney motions for a dismissal, but told him that he could make the motion once again at the end. The judge did however tell everyone that he knew the daughter of the defendant because he eats at the restaurant where she works, but what he failed to mention was that the plaintiffs (Goldstein) owned a house and was the judge’s neighbor. The house that Goldstein owned was 3 to 4 houses away, and that the plaintiffs (Goldstein) also had lived across the street from the judge’s mother’s house in Monsey. Both of these items were discovered after the case was over and decided for the plaintiffs. The judge blanketly wrote a decision in favor of the Goldstein’s that was so carefully worded that would be almost impossible to appeal. The Judge also failed to mention that he had known Mr. Goldstein through other cases in which the judge ruled for him even after stating (paraphrasing) ( I know that Mr. Goldstein is running some kind of money scheme but award the findings to Mr. Goldstein). The judge also seem to be religiously biased by stating that Mr. Goldstein is a religious man and accepting is testimony as the sole truth with total disregard for Mrs. Held who is in he own rights a religious woman who was raised a devout Italian roman catholic.
It seems to me that the judge does not believe that anyone but a Jewish person can be a religious person and would tell the truth.
There have been many motions made in this case by the defendant and all have been blanketly denied. Some of the decisions of these motions were know by the Goldstein’s attorney before they were even filed with the clerk’s office. It seems that the good old boys club still exists between certain judges, attorney, and members of the local community. It is also quite odd that the Judges Mothers house which was accessed at approximately $42,000 sold for the sum of $1,800,000.00 on an election year that this judge was running for office and guess who bought this house. During the trial the judge decided that the Held’s house was worth $265,000.00 when not only was the housing market very good but still on the upward swing, but Judge Weiner’s mothers house which is not even 3 tenths of a mile away sold for $1,535,000.00 more. This strikes me as odd
just wondering about your comment about highly respected batei dinnim in monsey
the ones i know still allow a rabbi whose hechsher was on a place thats erved trief to still give a hechser and
dont enforce anything regarding forcing gitten or anything else
unfoortunately in my opinion there arent anymore a breliable beis din
Thank you for this important report. I do not know the individuals involved. Nevertheless, I am chagrined that so many plainly Jewish names, presumably observant, are pursuing their cases in secular court. Not one mention of anyone calling for a beis din to decide any of the issues in contention. With several highly respected botei din in Monsey, the report, in of itself as well as in regard to botei din, is disappointing and sad.
Thank you again and Gut Shabbos.
for what i know BROWN and GOLDSTEIN got along very good till WAGSHAL lost in beis din and stands to loose his $120000.00 down payment and perswyed Brown to go aginst Goldstein
wagshal went to beis din and lost so he is trying to go to court and set the beis din aside
if wagshawls name is attached its very fishy.
because they want there money back & u can’t sue in beis din. I know all of these guys.
can someone please explain how all of these cases besised the one with the owner is ending up in arkoas (secular court)? why has it not gone through beis din?