Tragman v. Littlefield
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from equity term. Action by Diedrich Tragman and Doris Tragman against Frederick M. Littlefield, to whom plaintiff had conveyed certain real estate, and his wife, Agnes H. Littlefield, to compel a reconveyance of part of said real estate, and payment over of the proceeds of another portion thereof sold by defendants, and the surrender and discharge of a mortgage of a portion thereof to defendant Agnes H. Littlefield.
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Appeal from equity term. Action by Diedrich Tragman and Doris Tragman against Frederick M. Littlefield, to whom plaintiff had conveyed certain real estate, and his wife, Agnes H. Littlefield, to compel a reconveyance of part of said real estate, and payment over of the proceeds of another portion thereof sold by defendants, and the surrender and discharge of a mortgage of a portion thereof to defendant Agnes H. Littlefield. Defendants appeal from so much of a judgment in favor of plaintiffs as awarded to the latter the proceeds of the property sold, and directed a cancellation of the mortgage.
1Opinion of the CourtPryor, J.
A detail of the complex circumstances recited in the pleadings ••and developed by the findings is unnecessary to exhibit the reasons of our decision; but for that purpose it suffices to state that, in substance and effect, 4he action is by a client against an attorney, on the ground of fraud and undue influence, to set aside a conveyance by the former to the latter pending the relation between them. The appeal is before us on the judgment roll alone, and hence the only0inquiry is whether the judgment can stand consistently with the facts found. If the contention of the appellants were merely…
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