Legal Opinion

Simis v. Simis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 3, 1911PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal by the defendants, Ada Louise Simis and others, from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 28th day of February, 1911, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term.

1Opinion of the Court

Laughlin, J.:

The plaintiff is the husband of the defendant Simis, and he brought this action for the specific performance of a parol contract by which he alleges she agreed to reconvey to him premises known as 28 Rivington street, borough of Manhattan, New York, and to cancel two mortgages thereon, one of which was executed by her to the defendant Soper and the other to the defendant Pepper. The theory upon which the plaintiff attempts to sustain the action is that he conveyed and had the premises conveyed to his wife by his trustee who held the record title, on an agreement resting in parol…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gallagher v. GallagherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
  2. Gallagher v. . GallagherNew York Court of Appeals · 1911

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Pattison v. PattisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
  2. Levy v. BravermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
  3. Tiedemann v. TiedemannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
  4. T. G. W. Realties, Inc. v. Long Island Bird Store, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1934
  5. Isquith v. IsquithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930

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