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Brennan v. . Hall

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 9, 1892PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made June 16, 1891, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term.

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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made June 16, 1891, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. Appeal also from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made December 31,1891, which affirmed an order at Special Term which denied the application of Sarah A. Jarvis to be joined as a party-defendant. The controversy in this action was as to the title of a bond and mortgage executed in May, 1884, by Henry…

1Opinion of the Court

Earl, Ch. J.

On the 14th day of May, 1884, Judson Jarvis, of the city of Hew York, executed to Henry Iiorn a deed of certain real estate in that city, and to secure a part of the purchase-money Korn executed and delivered to him a mortgage for $13,500. On the next day Jarvis executed and delivered an assignment of that mortgage to Washington A. Hall for the benefit of his wife Mary H. Jarvis, under a parol agreement with Hall that he would assign the mortgage to Mrs. Jarvis whenever she wanted it. Hall had no interest whatever in the mortgage or the money secured thereby, and he. took the…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Baumann v. . SteingesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  2. Kittredge v. GrannisNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
  3. Deutschmann v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
  4. Deutschmann v. Third Avenue RailroadsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
  5. In Re Bohnet v. . the Mayor, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1896

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