Legal Opinion
Law v. Smith
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided December 1, 1904PublishedCited by 11 opinions
On bill for specific performance. Final hearing on bill, answer and proofs.
1Opinion of the Court
Pitney, V. C.
This is a suit for specific performance. It is brought by the complainant, Alfred W. Law, as executor of his deceased wife, Alice M. Law, against Catharine J. Smith, the wife of William E. Smith.
The subject-matter of the suit is a bond and mortgage for $5,000 given by the New York Milk Products Company, a New York corporation, to the testatrix, dated November 18th, 1896, payable in three years, and covering several separate pieces of property in the western part of the State of New York.
The defendant’s husband was the president of the corporation mortgagor.
At the time of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stephens v. . Meriden Britannia Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Sheldon v. . WickhamNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
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- Palmer National Bank v. Van DorenMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
- Greenberg v. LeffNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1929
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