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Fonda v. . Sage

New York Court of Appeals

Decided January 5, 1872PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the seventh judicial district, affirming a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff upon the report of a referee. The action was brought to remove a cloud upon plaintiff’s title to certain real estate in the county of Livingston.

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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the seventh judicial district, affirming a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff upon the report of a referee. The action was brought to remove a cloud upon plaintiff’s title to certain real estate in the county of Livingston. It is reported below, in 46 Barb., 109. The material facts as found by the referee are as follows: That the plaintiff agreed with her father, Samuel T. Yary, for the purchase by her of the premises described in the complaint, in September, 1857; that after this agreement and before it was executed,…

1Opinion of the Court

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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] It is claimed by the counsel for the appellants that, upon the facts of this case, an action to remove a cloud upon the title to land cannot be maintained; and this raises the principal question for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ward v. . DeweyNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
  2. Wood v. . SeelyNew York Court of Appeals · 1865

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Burlew v. QuarrierWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1880
  2. Lehman, Durr & Co. v. ShookSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  3. Christofferson v. PfennigWashington Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Roman Catholic Archbishop v. ShipmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
  5. Bussing v. . City of Mount VernonNew York Court of Appeals · 1910

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