Woolsey v. Saunders
New York Supreme Court
This was an action of ejectment tried at the Ulster circuit, in October, 1846, before Parker, circuit judge. The plaintiff proved a sale of the premises in question by the sheriff of Ulster, on the 19t'h of August, 1841, to one Gilbert, upon a judgment in favor of Gilbert, against the defendant. He then offered in evidence papers to show a redemption of the premises by himself, as a judgment creditor of the defendant, and a sheriff’s deed pursuant to such redemption.
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This was an action of ejectment tried at the Ulster circuit, in October, 1846, before Parker, circuit judge. The plaintiff proved a sale of the premises in question by the sheriff of Ulster, on the 19t'h of August, 1841, to one Gilbert, upon a judgment in favor of Gilbert, against the defendant. He then offered in evidence papers to show a redemption of the premises by himself, as a judgment creditor of the defendant, and a sheriff’s deed pursuant to such redemption. The counsel for the defendant objected to the copy of the docket of the judgment produced upon the redemption, on the ground…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Harris, J,
The only ground relied upon by the defendant, to obtain a new trial, is the exception taken by *302him to the decision of the circuit judge, holding that a copy of the docket of a judgment rendered in the supreme court and docketed in a county clerk’s office, pursuant to the 26th section of chapter 386 of the session laws of 1840, (2 R. S. 457, § 18, 3d ed.) for the purpose of redemption by a judgment creditor, is properly certified by the county clerk. I think the circuit judge decided correctly. To entitle a creditor to redeem,- be musí/ among other things, produce, as “…
2Cited by1 opinion
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