Schechter v. Rosen

Motion by plaintiff to cancel and discharge of record a lis pendens filed in a mortgage foreclosure action. The defendant, Fanny Rosen, owner of the subject property at the time of the commencement of the foreclosure action, conveyed it to her son, plaintiff’s husband, by deed recorded May 2, 1955. The mortgage sought to be foreclosed was satisfied of record on October 7, 1957. Fanny Rosen was the only defendant to appear in said action. Her answer contained an affirmative defense and counterclaim to the effect that plaintiff purchased the mortgage with funds obtained from her husband which…