Legal Opinion

Conley v. Fine

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 15, 1918PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, William E. Conley, from a determination and order of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New ’ York on the 28th day of September, 1917, reversing a judgment of the Municipal Court of the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, Seventh District, in plaintiff’s favor and awarding judgment to the defendant.

1Opinion of the Court

Scott, J. :

The facts in this case lie within a narrow compass and are not in dispute. On September 27, 1916, the Ronele Construction Company, being the owner of certain improved property in the city of New York, and being indebted to plaintiff in the sum of $1,000, assigned to him the rents accruing from said real property as security for such indebtedness and expressly authorized, him to collect such rents as they accrued until he should have collected the full amount of the indebtedness due to him. This assignment was in writing, and was couched in very full and formal language.

On October…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Barson v. . MulliganNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  2. Harris v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
  3. Ranney v. PeyserNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
  4. Demarest v. WillardNew York Supreme Court · 1828
  5. Swan v. . InderliedNew York Court of Appeals · 1907

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Landberg v. Equitable Investment Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  2. Rockmore v. LehmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
  3. Superior Brassiere Co. v. ZimetbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
  4. Witschger v. J. K. Marvin & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
  5. Heymann v. Fourth Dickerson Building Ass'nSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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