Norton v. Valentine
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Benjamin E: Valentine, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the' plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 10th day of March, 1911, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Queens County Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Hirschberg, J.:
The judgment appealed from is in equity, canceling deeds of certain real estate for the violation of a condition subsequent, and the facts are undisputed. The plaintiff, the owner and in possession of the property in question, on the 23d day of October, 1893, conveyed it to one of the defendants, George W. Schiverea, for a nominal consideration. The sole purpose of the conveyance was contained in the habendum clause, as follows: “To have and to hold the above granted premises unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, for the use and purpose of a…
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