Harrington v. . Erie County Savings Bank
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from, judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the fourth judicial department, entered upon an order made J anuary 29, 1883, which denied a motion for a new trial and directed judgment for defendant on an order dismissing the complaint on trial. This was an action of ejectment. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from, judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the fourth judicial department, entered upon an order made J anuary 29, 1883, which denied a motion for a new trial and directed judgment for defendant on an order dismissing the complaint on trial. This was an action of ejectment. The material facts are stated in the opinion. Upon the evidence the jury might legally have concluded, either that the conveyances by which the trustee got title were made for the purpose of swindling the estate, or that the object of such conveyances was to pay the claim made against the estate by…
1Opinion of the CourtDaneobth, J.
The record shows that this action was commenced' on the 19th of April, 1877, to recover possession of certain premises lying on the corner of Main and Court streets, in the city of Buffalo, then in possession of the defendant, but to which the plaintiff claimed to have title. The defendant admitted possession of the premises, and denying any title or interest in the plaintiff, among other defenses asserted a legal title in itself, acquired in April, 1865, by purchase, in good faith and for a valuable consideration, from one Edward L. Stevenson, without notice of any claim on the part of the…
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