Legal Opinion

Lansing v. Quakenbush

New York Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1825PublishedCited by 7 opinions

The plaintiffs having sued out a ji.fa. against the defenriant, upon a judgment of this Court, to the sheriff of Essex, he sold certain lots of land supposed to belong to the defendant, situate in that county, at certain prices bid for each lot by Jacob Lansing, one of the plaintiffs and gave him. a certificate of sale, specifying each lot and the sum for which it sold. The amount, in the aggregate, was §4096, which he endorsed as paid upon the ji. fa.

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The plaintiffs having sued out a ji.fa. against the defenriant, upon a judgment of this Court, to the sheriff of Essex, he sold certain lots of land supposed to belong to the defendant, situate in that county, at certain prices bid for each lot by Jacob Lansing, one of the plaintiffs and gave him. a certificate of sale, specifying each lot and the sum for which it sold. The amount, in the aggregate, was §4096, which he endorsed as paid upon the ji. fa. Before the sale, the defendant represented to the purchaser that he had title to certain of these lots, which sold for the greater portion of…

1Opinion of the Court

Curia.

Clearly there must he a remedy in this case; but we do not grant it upon this motion, because we think the more proper forum is a Court of Equity.

Motion denied.

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Weaver v. GuyerIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Ritter v. HenshawSupreme Court of Iowa · 1858
  3. United States v. DuncanU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Illinois · 1850
  4. Case v. ColterIndiana Supreme Court · 1879
  5. O'Donnell v. LindsayThe Superior Court of New York City · 1873

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