Legal Opinion

Bryant v. Allen

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1900PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, Emily Bryant, from a final judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants,- entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 3d day of May, 1900, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term, dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint upon the merits. The complaint is set forth in the dissenting opinion of Ingraham, J.

1Opinion of the Court

Patterson, J.:

The plaintiff, claiming to be the equitable owner and in actual possession of real estate described in the complaint, brought this action, praying that a deed of the premises, made by the defendant Allen to the defendant Seaver, be declared null and. void and in fraud of her rights; that Seaver be enjoined and restrained from interfering with her possession or that of her tenants and from bringing any action or proceeding against her or them, and for other, further or different relief as to the court might seem proper and just.

The equitable ownership claimed by the plaintiff was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Murtha v. . CurleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
  2. Day v. . RothNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
  3. Atlantic Dock Co. v. . LeavittNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  4. Schierloh v. . SchierlohNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  5. Mann v. BenedictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Rathbone v. AyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
  2. Crossman v. WyckoffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
  3. Legniti v. Mechanics & Metals National BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
  4. Hall v. LanzaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
  5. Fox v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904

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