In re Corrigan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtJohnston, J.
The question to be determined is: Who is entitled to the proceeds of the sale of real property owned by a husband and wife as tenants by the entirety when they both contracted to sell the property and the wife died before the property was to be conveyed? The facts are not in dispute.
On September 28, 1921, John Maguire, then a widower with two children, entered into a contract for the purchase of property in Brooklyn. On October 12, 1921, he married Mary Connolly, a widow with three children. On October 20, 1921, the property was acquired by John and Mary, his wife, as tenants by the entirety.…
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