Legal Opinion
Herring v. . Hoppock
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 1857PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The special agreement under which the safe was delivered by the plaintiff to Brooks Hopkins was nothing more than an executory contract of sale, to be completed on the payment, at its maturity, of the note for $235, given for the stipulated price of the safe. This agreement neither divested the plaintiff's title to the safe nor transferred any title to it to Brooks Hopkins. The only interest the latter could possibly acquire by virtue of the agreement in respect…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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3Cited by68 opinions
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