Legal Opinion · Dissent
Stevens v. Breen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 15, 1940PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1DissentJohnston, J.
This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. The facts may be briefly stated.
The Bockybrook Corporation owned a large tract of shore front in the village of Freeport, Nassau county, and on June 17, 1931, it conveyed the property to Henry A. Stevens. On December 15, 1931, Stevens convéyed the property to Peter J. Breen. On the same day Breen, as part of the purchase price, executed and delivered to Stevens a purchase-money bond and mortgage for $30,000, maturing on December 15, 1934, and bearing interest at six per cent, payable semi-annually. Stevens, also on the same day, assigned the bond and…
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