Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Boyd
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1899PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Action in equity to restrain the further prosecution of the ejectment action, and to establish plaintiff’s equitable' title.
1Opinion of the CourtMattice, J.
In 1872 plaintiff became the owner and entered into possession of certain real estate. He has remained in possession ever since. In the same year the United States recovered a judgment against him in an action in the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York. May 18, 1874, the United States marshal sold the real estate by virtue of an execution issued upon such judgment, and the premises were bid in by the marshal.
In June, 1874, one Samuel Boyd recovered a judgment against this plaintiff in an action in the late Court of Common Pleas. Samuel Boyd was a nephew of plaintiff and had…
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- Reich v. . CochranNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Cone v. . Niagara Fire Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Griffin v. . Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
3Cited by2 opinions
- Boyd v. BoydAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Pelgram v. EhrenzweigAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1908