Legal Opinion

Dorfman v. Lieb

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided May 5, 1928PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The bill is to restrain the execution of a judgment in ejectment, the result of which would be to tear down the southerly wall of the dwelling of the complainant Fannie Dorfman, at 85 Goodwin avenue, Newark, which stands over in defendant's yard ninety-two hundredths of a foot at the street line, extending back fifty-three feet, where the encroachment is one and four-hundredths of a foot. The complainant holds title from one Kaplan, who built the house in 1923. He, at the same time, built two others on the two adjoining lots on the north, and each encroaches approximately to the same extent…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McKelway v. ArmourNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1854
  2. Murphy v. SkellySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1927
  3. Kirchner v. MillerNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1885
  4. Magnolia Construction Co. v. McQuillanNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1923
  5. Burke v. NicholsNew York Supreme Court · 1861

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Riggle v. SkillNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1950
  2. La Salle v. La PointeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
  3. Scuorzo v. InfantinoNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1929

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