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Martin v. New Rochelle Water Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1896PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal by the defendants, the New Rochelle Water Company and Adrian Iselin, from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 28th day of July, 1896, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Westchester Special Term.

1Opinion of the Court

Cullen, J.:

In December, 1891, the plaintiff was the owner of a farm of some thirty-two acres, which she had purchased in the year previous for the sum of $6,500. The plaintiff paid for the farm by the execution of a mortgage for the whole amount of the purchase money secured by a collateral mortgage on other property owned by her. The defendant Iselin was the principal stockholder of the defendant, the New Rochelle Water Company. That defendant desired to obtain from the plaintiff part of the farm for its water works. 'The complaint charges that Iselin negotiated with the plaintiff for such…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Peugh v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Trimm v. . MarshNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
  3. Odell v. . MontrossNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  4. Ten Eyck v. . CraigNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
  5. Morris v. . TuthillNew York Court of Appeals · 1878

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc. v. W. E. Hedger Transp. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
  2. Lilienthal v. George Bechtel Brewing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
  3. Plunkett v. O'ConnorCity of New York Municipal Court · 1937
  4. Ring v. RingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  5. Lawrence v. MorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915

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