Johnson v. . Wallis
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made July 23, 1886, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. (Reported below, 41 Hun, 420.) The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion. The court had no jurisdiction over the defendants.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made July 23, 1886, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. (Reported below, 41 Hun, 420.) The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion. The court had no jurisdiction over the defendants. (Story on Contracts, § 2 ; Story on Conflict of Laws, §§ 362, 513; Parsons v. Lyman, 20 N. Y. 103; People ex rel. Jefferson v. Smith, 88 id. 576; Hoyt v. Comrs. of Taxes, 23. id. 224;…
1Opinion of the CourtFinch, J.
This is an action in equity to compel the specific performance by the vendors of a contract to sell and assign a judgment recovered by John McAnerney and others, in the Supreme Court of this state, against a corporation known as the Hudson Biver Iron Company. The judgment was assigned to one Alexander H. Wallis, who was a resident of Hew Jersey, and died leaving a last will and testament, which has been duly proved in that state, and by which the defendants were appointed executors. They have qualified, and entered upon .the performance of their trust. They thereafter made a written contract…
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