Legal Opinion

Belden v. Wilkinson

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

Decided November 15, 1899PublishedCited by 11 opinions

. Appeal "by the plaintiff, Horace Belden, from a final judgment of the Supreme Court in -favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 24tli day of April, 1899, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term sustaining a demurrer to the plaintiff’s amended complaint and dismissing the" complaint.

1Opinion of the Court

Rumsey, J.:

The plaintiff, is a resident of the State of Connecticut. The defendants, who are sued as trustees under the last will and testament of Frank .Wilkinson, deceased, are residents of England, of which country Wilkinson, their testator, was also a resident.

The complaint alleges that the plaintiff agreed to sell to Wilkinson and he agreed to buy a piece of land in the State of Connecticut, of which Wilkinson took' possession, and that a portion of the purchase price was still unpaid. It alleges-the death of Wilkinson, the appointment of the defendants'as his executors and trustees, and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hunt v. . HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  2. Newton v. . BronsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
  3. Conklin v. Egerton's AdministratorNew York Supreme Court · 1839
  4. Burdick v. . FreemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  5. Nones v. Hope Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1850

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Thomasson v. Mercantile Town Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  2. Mares v. KoolNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Sanipoli v. Pleasant Valley Coal Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Schlesinger v. Italian LineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
  5. Rodger v. BlissNew York Supreme Court · 1927

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