Legal Opinion

West v. Bacon

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

Decided January 15, 1897PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, Stephen A. West, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor.of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 15th day of July, 1896, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term.

1Opinion of the Court

Patterson, J.:

The material facts of this case are the following : In 1889 certain real estate in the city of New York was conveyed to J. Adriance Bush by Kate B. West, the wife of the present plaintiff. In 1891 *372she brought an action against Bush to set aside that conveyance on the ground that it was procured from her by her husband upon false representations made to her respecting the purpose of the conveyance. Her husband was brought in as a defendant, and he, appearing by Nichols & Bacon, attorneys, interposed an answer denying the allegations of his wife’s complaint and claiming to be the…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Matter of HeinsheimerNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  2. Morey v. SchusterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
  3. Oppenheim v. PembertonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. Skinner v. BusseNew York Supreme Court · 1902
  5. In re AlbrechtNew York Supreme Court · 1928

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