Doorley v. O'Gorman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Timothy Doorley, from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas for the city and county- of Mew York in favor of the defendant, Mary O’Gorman, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the 20tli day of December, 1895, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 10th day of December, 1895, denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Van Brunt, P. J.:
This action was brought to eject the defendant and her tenants from certain premises in the city of Mew York. Prior to the 10th of October, 1885, the defendant had been the owner of the premises in question. Upon that day she caused a deed of such premises to one John Doorley, her brother, to be drawn by her attorney, and she signed and acknowledged the same and asked the attorney to have the same recorded, which was done, and the deed so recorded' was returned to her. The consideration expressed in the deed was $1,000, which was not paid at the time it was signed, and there…
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