Davidson v. Jones
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Submission of a controversy upon an agreed statement of facts, pursuant to section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, J.:
The parties submit their controversy with, respect to the title of real property which the plaintiff agreed to buy and which the defendant agreed to convey by good and’ sufficient deed.
The defendant's title came through John L. Hardee, who died in 1891, leaving a last will and testament by which he devised all his property to his wife “ for her sole and separate use for and during the term of her natural life, and on her decease to my children or to their legal representatives.” The will was duly proved and the wife and all of the testator’s children conveyed to plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Griswold v. . SawyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Stokes v. . WestonNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
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