Legal Opinion
Melahn v. Hearn
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 1983PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiff brought this action to foreclose a mortgage executed by defendant in favor of plaintiff’s assignor and upon premises formerly owned by defendant. The mortgage secured a debt evidenced by a bond executed at the same time. Defendant’s answer alleged that he was not a proper party because the property had been sold at public auction for unpaid taxes. He subsequently moved for summary judgment on that ground and it appeared from the motion papers that the property had been sold but had been…
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