Legal Opinion
Wolff v. Mortgage Commission
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 14, 1936PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHubbs, J.
The sole question involved on this appeal is the constitutionality of section 5, subdivision 3 (a) and (c), and section 5, subdivision 4, of the Mortgage Commission Act (Laws of 1935, ch. 19, as amd. Laws of 1935, ch. 290). The section provides that the Commission may borrow money to pay taxes and the expenses of a mortgage foreclosure and pledge the securities of the trust therefor.
The Lawyers Westchester Title and Mortgage Company, a guaranty company under the Insurance Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 28), issued to plaintiff two participation certificates secured by a mortgage, now amounting to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Matter of People (Tit. Mtge. Guar. Co.)New York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Rogers v. . RogersNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Shepherd v. Mount Vernon Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1935
- United States Trust Co. v. . RocheNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
3Cited by7 opinions
- Brooklyn Trust Co. v. RembaughCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Breen v. Mortgage CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
- In re the Claim for Benefits under Article 18 of the Labor Law, Made by BatterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Commissioner of Insurance v. Conveyancers Title Insurance & Mortgage Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Moore v. BarkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
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