Meritas Realty Co. v. Farley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, The Meritas Realty Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant Edson J. Farley, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Nassau o.n the 29th day of June, 1914, upon the decision of the court, dismissing the complaint, after a trial at the Nassau Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Carr, J.:
This action was brought to foreclose a purchase-money mortgage on seven lots of -land at Westbury, Nassau county. The defendant counterclaimed, asking relief that the bond and mortgage be declared void, that the sale of the lands to him by the plaintiff be vacated, and that he recover all moneys paid by him on the contract of sale, together with all sums paid as interest on the bond and mortgage and for costs of the action. The trial court sustained the counterclaim and granted the defendant the relief he asked for. The judgment is appealed from on the ground that it is against the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Fairchild v. . McMahonNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Ellis v. . AndrewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Townsend v. . FelthousenNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Meritas Realty Co. v. FarleyNew York Supreme Court · 1914
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