Legal Opinion
Sleeth v. . Sampson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1923PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGardozo, J.
The action is brought for the specific performance of an oral agreement to execute a mortgage upon land as security for a loan.
Ernest P. Sampson was the owner of a farm in the county of Onondaga. He died December 5, 1921, intestate, leaving his mother, the defendant Cornelia A. Sampson, and two nephews, the defendants Shepard, his sole heirs at law. Letters of administration were granted to the mother.
Sampson, according to the testimony, asked the plaintiff on November 15, 1921, for a loan of $100. Plaintiff responded that he had already loaned enough without security. The existing…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Chase v. . PeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
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- Smith v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Stoddard v. . HartNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
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