Legal Opinion

Fosdick v. Roberson

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided June 1, 1917PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Suit to foreclose a judgment-lien and for possession of the premises, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Fairfield County, Williams, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendants.

1Opinion of the CourtShumway, J.

This is an action to foreclose a judgment-lien. The judgment upon which the lien is based was rendered on March 20th, 1914, in an action brought by the present plaintiff against the defendant Roberson. The latter action was returnable on the first Tuesday in November, 1913. The cause of action stated in the complaint was the fraudulent procurement by Roberson of the transfer to him of seven parcels of land situated in Stamford by Fosdick, by his deed dated August 12th, 1911. No actual service of the process was made upon Roberson, who was a nonresident. The action was begun by a constable of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Waterman v. BuckinghamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
  2. Ives v. StoneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
  3. Munger v. Elizabeth DoolanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
  4. French v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1868
  5. Newtown Savings Bank v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Carter v. CarterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
  2. Guilford-Chester Water Co. v. Town of GuilfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
  3. Newman v. GaulSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
  4. Anderson v. ColwellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1918
  5. Feldmann v. SebastianSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002

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