Legal Opinion
Swidler v. Knocklong Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 14, 1953PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
Plaintiffs Swidler and Miller, on the one hand, and defendant Gresa Realty Co. on the other, make conflicting claims to the ownership of vacant land in Nassau County. Swidler and Miller claim under a deed to their predecessors from the heirs of Katherine Laffey, a former owner who died in 1920. Defendant Gresa claims through predecessors who purchased a tax title resulting from a Laffey default in paying, and from the sale of, a school tax installment. Most simply stated, the situation is this: in December, 1948, defendant Gresa’s predecessor took a tax deed which purported to wipe out the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Deyo v. . HudsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Ward v. . Town of SouthfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Valz v. Sheepshead Bay Bungalow Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Kennedy v. . LambNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Reich v. CochranAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Blatnicky v. CianciminoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
- Long Island Land Research Bureau, Inc. v. Town of HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
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