Legal Opinion

Mutual Life Insurance v. Goddard

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided February 15, 1881PublishedCited by 4 opinions

On application to set aside a sheriff’s sale, beard on petition, answer and depositions.

1Opinion of the Court

The Vice-Chancellor.

This is an application to set aside a sale of mortgaged premises made by virtue of process issued out of this court. The complainants were the purchasers, and have received a deed for the lauds. The parties claiming to be aggrieved apply for relief by petition. This mode of procedure is challenged by the complainants, who say that after a sale, made in execution of the process of this court, has been carried into effect by the execution of a deed, the power of the court is exhausted, and the transaction so completely ended that it cannot be successfully impugned except by…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Weidmann Silk Dyeing Co. v. East Jersey Water Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1918

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. First Trust Nat. Assoc. v. MerolaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1999
  2. Union Cty. Savings Bank v. JohnsonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1986
  3. Brant v. NugentNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1927
  4. Murray v. D'OrsiNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1925

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