Legal Opinion

In re Foreclosure of Tax Liens

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 27, 2014Published

1Opinion of the CourtMcCarthy, J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Mc-Grath, J.), entered January 18, 2013 in Columbia County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to RPTL article 11, to set aside a judgment of foreclosure and transfer of title concerning certain real property.

A 1985 deed purportedly conveyed a parcel of real property in the City of Hudson, Columbia County from petitioner, a religious corporation, to its then-minister, Godfrey Forbes. The next month, and again three months after that, Forbes and his wife obtained mortgages on the property.1 Forbes apparently paid the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Jones v. FlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. Kennedy v. MossafaNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. Harner v. County of TiogaNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. Church of God of Prospect Plaza v. Fourth Church of ChristNew York Court of Appeals · 1981

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