Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Morton
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 15, 1894PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Proceeding by judgment creditor to compel payment of his claim.
1Opinion of the Court
Arlington, S.
John Morton died on the 23d day of March, 1883. Shortly before his death verdicts had been rendered against him in two actions pending in the Supreme Court, but judgment had not been entered thereon at the time of his death.
On August 10th, 1883, judgments were entered on said verdicts against said Morton, one for $219.01, and the other for $314.02. The judgments, however, were irregular in that no memorandum of the defendant’s death was made, as required by section 1210 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
On July Ith, 1884, said judgments were assigned by the plaintiff in the actions…
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- Cruikshank v. CruikshankNew York Supreme Court · 1854
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