Legal Opinion

Buchman v. Smith

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided February 16, 1945No. Docket 148/303PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This case presents an interesting question of jurisdiction. The bill of complaint shows that Ella L.W. Smith, late of Suffern, New York, was, in her lifetime, the owner of two mortgages covering land in New Jersey. During her last illness and in contemplation of death, Mrs. Smith delivered to the Suffern National Bank and Trust Company two envelopes which each contained a duly executed assignment of one of the mortgages; one assignment running to the complainant Mrs. Buchman and the other to the complainant Mrs. Temple. And Mrs. Smith, at the same time, directed the Trust Company, upon her…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Grannis v. OrdeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  2. Arndt v. GriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  3. In Re LennonSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  4. Amparo Mining Co. v. Fidelity Trust Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1908
  5. Amparo Mining Co. v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1909

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Galler v. SlurzbergNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
  2. B. J. Van Ingen & Co. v. Burlington County Bridge CommissionDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1949
  3. Neustadter v. United Exposition Service Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951
  4. Ins. Co. of N. Am. v. ALLIED CRUDE VEG. OIL, ETC.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1965
  5. Leek v. WieandNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1950

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