H. R. & C. Co. v. Smith

The question presented is whether a default judgment docketed against Bess Hedges is notice to subsequent purchasers of real estate, title to which was in Mary Elizabeth Hedges.

The judgment was docketed on July 6, 1916, in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings. On July 12, 1916, an action was instituted for the foreclosure of a mortgage covering the premises formerly owned by Mary Elizabeth Hedges. The foreclosure proceeded to judgment, a sale was had, and the referee’s deed recorded January 29, 1917. The premises were conveyed to the plaintiffs.

The relief sought is that the…