Legal Opinion

Marden v. . Dorthy

New York Court of Appeals

Decided October 3, 1899PublishedCited by 95 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered December 23, 1896, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at a Monroe Equity Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinions.

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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered December 23, 1896, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at a Monroe Equity Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinions. The conclusions of law of the trial court were erroneous; if the plaintiff was induced to sign the deed by some fraud of Dorthy, on whom she relied, she, and not the mortgagees, must suffer the consequences of that fraud. (Chapman v. Rose, 56 N. Y. 137; Simpson v.…

1Opinion of the Court

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.]

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The plaintiff in this action invoked the jurisdiction of a court of equity to cancel certain instruments purporting to be conveyances of real estate, which she alleges are fictitious and void. It appears from the allegations of the complaint that at the time of the transactions stated therein, and for many years prior thereto, the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Trustees of Amherst College v. RitchNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  2. Kirby v. TallmadgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. People v. . FitzgeraldNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
  4. Albany County Savings Bank v. McCartyNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
  5. Knox v. Eden Musee Americain Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896

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3Cited by95 opinions

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  4. Reed v. . McCordNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
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