Legal Opinion

Farnham v. . Campbell

New York Court of Appeals

Decided January 5, 1866PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from judgment of the Supreme Court at General Term, affirming the judgment of the Special Term, sustaining the defendants’ demurrer to the plaintiffs’ complaint.

1Opinion of the Court

The complaint in this action alleges that, on the 26th of June, 1861, the plaintiff, Joel B. Farnham, was seized of a lot of land in Williamsburgh, Kings county. That, being desirous of vesting the title to said premises in his wife, the other plaintiff, he, on the said 26th of June, made, executed and delivered a deed of said premises to one Edward Farnham, who, on the same day, made, executed and delivered his deed therefor to the said Amy Farnham. That the consideration of said deeds was, in fact, merely nominal, and that said Edward had no interest in said property whatever, except as a…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Busbee v. . MacYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881
  2. Busbee v. . LewisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881
  3. Stark v. ChitwoodSupreme Court of Kansas · 1869
  4. Gilman v. Van BruntSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
  5. Gilman v. GilmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898

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