Lathrop v. Singer
New York Supreme Court
THIS was an action of ejectment.' .The defendants were husband and wife. On the. 29th of March, 1851, B. McFarlin and wife conveyed the premises in question to the defendant William Singer. On the. 4th of April, 1854, he conveyed the .same to Elizabeth Singer, then Elizabeth Knowles; and on the 19th day of the same month, William Singer and Elizabeth Knowles intermarried.
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THIS was an action of ejectment.' .The defendants were husband and wife. On the. 29th of March, 1851, B. McFarlin and wife conveyed the premises in question to the defendant William Singer. On the. 4th of April, 1854, he conveyed the .same to Elizabeth Singer, then Elizabeth Knowles; and on the 19th day of the same month, William Singer and Elizabeth Knowles intermarried. On the 15th of April, 1857, Elizabeth Singer filed and recorded, in due form, a notice of exemption, of the premises, under the homestead exemption act, passed April 10, 1850. Previous to her marriage, Mrs. Singer had three…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Welles, J.
The legal title to the premises in question must, as between the present parties, be deemed to have become vested in the defendant Elizabeth Singer, by the deed to her by the name of Elizabeth Knowles, from the defendant William Singer, dated April 4th, 1853, and before the intermarriage of the defendants. The judgment for costs in favor of Alba Smith against the present defendants, in the action brought by them against said Smith for an assault and battery alleged to have been committed upon the said Elizabeth after her intermarriage with William Singer, in which…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Marsh v. PotterNew York Supreme Court · 1860
- Whitaker v. MerrillNew York Supreme Court · 1858
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