Reynolds v. City National Bank
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term. Action by Mary Reynolds against the City Rational Bank of Watertown and others to set aside, as void, a conveyance by plaintiff to her husband, or, in the event that such relief is denied, to enforce in her favor a vendor’s lien for the unpaid purchase price of the premises conveyed. From a judgment for défendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
We have no difficulty in adopting the finding of the court at special term that the deed from the plaintiff to her husband, bearing date January 13, 1885, was not delivered until June 28, 1889. The testimony that/both parties gave before the-referee in supplementary proceedings is much more reliable than that given under the pressure of the situation at the time this-action was tried, and is much more consistent with reason, and the mode in which their business was done. Before the referee,, both testified that the deed was not delivered in 1885, and the plaintiff gave her reasons for…
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- Baird v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
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