Clifford v. Kampfe
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Queens county. Action by Mary Clifford against Frederick Kampfe and others, composing the firm of Kampfe Bros., to set aside a deed executed by James Clifford, plaintiff’s husband, conveying premises in which plaintiff claimed an inchoate right of dower. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained, and plaintiff appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtDykmah, J.
The plaintiff in this action alleges that she is the wife of James Clifford, and, as such, has an inchoate right of dower in the premises described in the complaint; that in June, 1892, her husband was seised in fee of such premises, and at that time, in conjunction with some person unknown to the plaintiff, he executed to the defendants a deed ofi conveyance of the premises, which purports to have been executed by Maria Clifford, wife of James Clifford; that the plaintiff never signed nor acknowledged such deed; and she asked that the same, so far as it affects her, be set aside. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Simar v. . CanadayNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Mills v. . Van VoorhiesNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Erwin v. . LoperNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- In re New York & Brooklyn BridgeNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Babcock v. BabcockNew York Supreme Court · 1876
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