Legal Opinion

Haggerty v. McCanna

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided May 15, 1874PublishedCited by 4 opinions

On liual hearing on pleadings and proofs.

1Opinion of the Court

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In ¡864, the complainant married Jane McCanna, then the widow of John McCanna, deceased. She had one child, the defendant, the issue of her marriage with McCanna. The defendant was about eleven years old when her mother was married to the complainant. Her father died seized of two vacant lots in Trenton, then of comparatively small value. After his death, his widow built, at the cost of about $500, a small house on one of the lots and resided in it. After her marriage to the complainant, the latter built another house on the front of the same lot, and a house on the other…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Putnam v. RitchieNew York Court of Chancery · 1837
  2. Sharp v. CropseyNew York Supreme Court · 1851

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Schmid v. First Camden National Bank, C., Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1941
  2. Olin v. ReineckeIllinois Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Dupont Chemical Co. v. BuckleyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1924
  4. Nixon v. NixonNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1927

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