Legal Opinion
Jemzura v. Jemzura
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 1975PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCooke, J.
Plaintiff Raymond Jemzura instituted this action to foreclose a mortgage in the face amount of $10,000 on a hundred-acre farm in Madison County. The mortgage was executed on August 17, 1954 by John Jemzura in favor of defendant George Jemzura, who assigned it on June 17, 1964 to plaintiff. On May 1, 1963, $500 was paid by John Jemzura on account of the mortgage indebtedness. Later that month, John died intestate so that his children, the plaintiff and defendants Gorton, Griffin and George Jemzura, all became tenants in common of the farm, apparently decedent’s only asset. Defendant Gorton…
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