De Lisle v. Herbs
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, entered upon the trial of this action by the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Boardman, J.:
This is an action in equity brought to set aside a conveyance by the plaintiff while she was an infant feme-covert, and for the assignment of her dower in the premises thus conveyed.
The plaintiff’s then husband in 1848 purchased the premises in which dower is now claimed for $6,000, of which $1,000 was paid in cash, $1,000 in promissory notes, and $4,000 in a purchase-money mortgage executed by her then husband only.
In January, 1849, the plaintiff and her husband united in the conveyance of said premises subject to said $4,000 mortgage to John Tan Dusen, Sr. The plaintiff was at…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Barnes v. . MottNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Rogers v. RogersNew York Court of Chancery · 1828
- Champney v. . CoopeNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Gardner v. AstorNew York Court of Chancery · 1817
- Nicholson v. HalseyNew York Court of Chancery · 1815
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