de St. Laurent v. Slater
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Esther G-. de St. Laurent, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 30th day of January, 1897, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Westchester Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion of the Special Term.
All concurred.
The following is the opinion of the Special Term :
Gaynor, J.:
I find that the plaintiff was not induced to make the conveyance in question by false and fraudulent representations by the defendant. She acquired title in fee to the two lots of land in Mount Vernon, N. Y. (Nos. 925 and 949), covered by the conveyance, in 1854.. She removed from this country to Honduras in 1860, and has resided there ever since. She paid no taxes upon the said land thereafter. It was vacant and abandoned. Lot 925 was sold for non-payment…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Williams v. . FitchNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Vermilyea v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Dalton v. VanderveerNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- McSorley v. HughesNew York Supreme Court · 1890
- Steptoe v. PollardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1878
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Fox v. ErbeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Hoye v. BridgewaterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- Mayne v. Nassau Electric RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- Covert v. BrinkerhoffNew York Supreme Court · 1903
- New York Water Co. v. CrowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.