Legal Opinion
Mather v. Mather
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 1, 1899PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal by Mary Jane Mather and Isaac E. Mather from an order -of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term-and •entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Rockland on the '28th day of October, 1898, granting the motion of the plaintiffs in the second and third of the above-entitled actions to vacate a judgment entered by confession in favor of Mary Jane Mather and against William A. Mather, and afterwards assigned to Isaac E. Mather.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
The confession of judgment contains the following:
*33“ I, W. A. Mather, defendant herein, of the town of Ramapo, County of Rockland and State of Hew York, do hereby confess judgment in this court, in this action, in favor of Mary Jane Mather, plaintiff, for the sum of forty-two hundred dollars ($4,200), and hereby authorize her, Mary Jane Mather, plaintiff herein, her heirs, ■executors, administrators or assigns, to enter judgment therefor against me, W. A. Mather, defendant herein.
“ This confession of judgment is for a debt or liability justly due, and to become due, to the said…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chappel v. . ChappelNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
- Critten v. . VredenburghNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
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