Legal Opinion
Hannon v. Christopher
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided October 15, 1881PublishedCited by 3 opinions
On motion to dissolve injunction, heard on bill and answer.
1Opinion of the Court
Van Fleet, Y. C.
The defendant seeks to have an injunction, which has been granted against the further prosecution of an action of ejectment, dissolved. The facts on which the motion must be decided are undisputed. They show that Mary Yermilya died seized in fee of the lands in dispute, in 1824, leaving a will, in which she made the following devise:
“ And. also I give and devise all my real estate, whatsoever and 'wheresover, unto my niece, Mary Ann Jarvis, my mother, Sarah Vermilya, and my brother, Thomas Vermilya, to the survivor of them, and to the heirs and assigns of such survivor.”
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Van Renesselaer v. KearneySupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Jackson ex dem. Varick v. WaldronCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1834
- Lessee of French and Wife v. SpencerSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- Sinclair v. Jackson ex dem. FieldCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1826
3Cited by3 opinions
- Suburban Golf Club v. State Highway Com'rNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1966
- Kahn v. RockhillNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1942
- Turick v. ErdmannNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1933