Porter v. . Pierce
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of' the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered upon an order made January 11, 1887, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of' the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered upon an order made January 11, 1887, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The redemption of land, sold under execution, is a ministerial act, and may be made at any place, in or out of the county, where the land is situated, if made before the last day of the fifteen months; and may be made on Sunday or any other day within the fifteen…
1Opinion of the CourtBradley, J.
The premises in question were sold by the. defendant Bortkwick, as sheriff of the county of Cortland,, upon two executions issued upon judments held by the defend-' ant Pierce, as administrator, etc., of Thomas Galvin, deceased, against Mary Sullivan, and bid off by Pierce, as such administrator, on the 1st day of August, 1884. No redemption was made within the year, and on Saturday, the 31st day of October, 1885, at 12 o’clock noon, Esther K. Porter, as assignee of Oliver Porter of a judgment recovered on that day by him against Mary Sullivan, redeemed the premises from the sale by paying…
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