Legal Opinion

Woolley v. Stewart

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

Decided October 1, 1915PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiffs, JohnH. Woolley, individually And as executor and trustee, and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 3d day of July, 1914, upon the decision of the court after a trial at the Kings County Special Term, as amended by an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 24th day of July, 1914. An appeal is also taken, as stated in the notice of appeal, from…

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Appeal by the plaintiffs, JohnH. Woolley, individually And as executor and trustee, and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 3d day of July, 1914, upon the decision of the court after a trial at the Kings County Special Term, as amended by an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 24th day of July, 1914. An appeal is also taken, as stated in the notice of appeal, from the decision pursuant to which the judgment was entered.

1Opinion of the Court

Thomas, J.:

Edward A. Woolley died in June, 1899, leaving two sons, John and George, and a daughter, Sarah E., the wife of Horatio S. Stewart, who died on July 11, 1908, leaving surviving his wife and daughter, Mary Stewart Tallcott, who as his administratrices and individually are defendants. Oil February 16, 1878, Edward A. Woolley and wife conveyed to Stewart by a deed, with full covenants and with a recited consideration of $5,000, 59 and 61 Raymond street, 824, 826 and 828 Fulton street, and 465, 467 and 469 Clermont avenue, all in the borough of Brooklyn. There were two mortgages…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Hamer v. . SidwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  2. Ryan v. . DoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
  3. Phillips v. ThompsonNew York Court of Chancery · 1814
  4. Goldsmith v. . GoldsmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  5. Mills v. . MillsNew York Court of Appeals · 1889

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Warner v. Republic Steel Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1952
  2. Wilson v. Le VanNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
  3. Wilson v. La VanNew York Court of Appeals · 1968

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