Legal Opinion

Goodwin v. Crooks

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

Decided July 1, 1901PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal .by Hugo Cohn and others, purchasers at a sale in partition, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 3d day of December, 1900, denying their motion to be relieved from their bids and compelling them to take title to certain real estate.'

1Opinion of the Court

Rumsey, J.:

This action was brought for the partition of certain lands. Judgmént was entered in due form and the lands were directed to be sold. They were advertised by the referee and were sold to the appellants, who at the time of closing the contract refused to complete their purchase, and thereupon moved at Special Term to be relieved from it because of four objections to the title.

These objections will be considered in their order, but before proceeding to the consideration of them it is proper to call attention to the fact that when a judgment in partition has been entered in due form in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bradner v. . FaulknerNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
  2. Hellreigel v. . ManningNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
  3. Hoes and Others v. . Van HoesenNew York Court of Appeals · 1847
  4. Lenehan v. College of St. Francis XavierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Title Guarantee & Trust Co. v. FallonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
  2. Cahill v. CahillNew York Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Tax Lien Co. v. SchultzeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
  4. Forsyth v. LeslieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
  5. Seitz v. MesserschmittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907

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