Bullard v. Bicknell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Submission of a controversy, upon an agreed statement of facts, pursuant to section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett, J.:
The plaintiff is the surviving administrator with the will annexed of Jeremiah Cornwell, deceased. Some of the provisions of that will were under consideration by this court in the case of Clifford *320v. Morrell (22 App. Div. 470). By virtue of the power of sale then upheld, the plaintiff, on or about December 3, 1897, made a contract as such administrator to sell and convey to the. defendant, and the defendant agreed to purchase upon receiving a valid conveyance thereof, an undivided ninth part of two certain lots of land at Far Rockaway, in the town of Hempstead and county…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Vought v. . WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Shriver v. . ShriverNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- King v. . KnappNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Clifford v. MorrellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Kopp v. KoppNew York Supreme Court · 1888
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Haiss v. SchmuklerNew York Supreme Court · 1923