Legal Opinion

Worthing v. Cossar

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 25, 1983PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCHNEPP, J.

In this partition action defendant ex-wife appeals from a judgment after trial adjudging that the parties own their former marital residence as tenants in common, directing that the property be sold and the proceeds be equally divided between them and disallowing various claims by her for repairs, improvements, taxes and mortgage payments. Although we agree that the parties own the premises as tenants in common and that the property should be sold, we disagree with the trial court’s distribution of the proceeds of the sale.

The parties were married in 1943 and in…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Ford v. . KnappNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
  2. Satterlee v. . KobbeNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  3. Cosgriff v. . FossNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  4. Anello v. AnelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
  5. Sirianni v. SirianniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Kraker v. RollAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  2. Peterson v. GoldbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. McVicker v. SarmaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. Frater v. LavineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. Freigang v. FreigangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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