Jones v. Reilly
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Hannah E. Bockwell and another,, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the= 18th day of June, 1901, upon the verdict of a jury,'and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 10th day of J une, 1901, denying the said defendants’ motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
The plaintiffs in this action instituted, under subdivision 2 of section 2231 of the Code of Civil Procedure, a proceeding in the Municipal Court of the city of New York to dispossess the defendants for the non-payment of rent. One Henderson, a defendant in that proceeding, interposed an answer in which he alleged that the defendant Hannah B. Eockwell was the owner in fee and entitled to the possession of the premises in question and that the trial of the proceeding would necessarily involve a determination of the title. In connection with the answer, he offered the bond…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wilgus v. WilkinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Bissell v. MytonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- Janks v. BravemanNew York Supreme Court · 1947