Legal Opinion

Ward v. Van Bokkelen

New York Court of Chancery

Decided June 6, 1828PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor :—The answer in this case is put in by defendants, who probably knew nothing of the transaction charged in the bill to have been fraudulent. Their answer, of course, can only deny the equity of the bill, by information *and belief. They cannot deny the facts stated therein upon any knowledge they possess. The answer, therefore, is not sufficient to authorize a dissolution of the injunction. Roberts v. Anderson, (2 John. Ch. R. 202.) Independent of the complainant’s oath to the bill, the facts stated therein, and admitted by the answer, show a case of suspicion. The single…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
  2. Boyd's Lessee v. GravesSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  3. Bank of Columbia v. OkelySupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  4. Green v. BiddleSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
  5. New Jersey v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1812

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Erie & North-East Railroad v. CaseySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1856
  2. Nashville Trust Co. v. BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Kyle v. . KyleNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
  4. Lakin v. Sierra Buttes Gold Min. Co.United States Circuit Court · 1885
  5. Stone v. DodgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1893

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