Lord v. . Tiffany
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal by defendant William Tiffany, from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the fourth judicial department, entered upon an order made October 19, 18b3, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term.
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Appeal by defendant William Tiffany, from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the fourth judicial department, entered upon an order made October 19, 18b3, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. This action was brought to ascertain the amount due and unpaid upon certain judgments specified in the opinion, and for a judgment decreeing that upon payment of such amount said judgments be satisfied, and to restrain the judgment creditor from making further collections. The material facts are stated in the…
1Opinion of the CourtDanforth, J.
The defendant, Tiffany, commenced two actions, one against Hezekiah B. Lord, alleging in substance that on the 31st day of January, 1870, Lord, in behalf of himself and one Josiah St. John, set in motion in the Marine Court, attachment proceedings for the collection of a debt of $60, by virtue of which the canal boat “ Stab Merry ” and its tackle, etc., his property, were taken from him, the other against Josiah St. John, alleging similar proceedings in favor of himself and one Hezekiah B. Lord, for the collection of a debt of $60, with like consequences. It is not denied that there was but…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Creed v. . HartmannNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
- Hotchkiss v. LothropNew York Supreme Court · 1806
- Tiffany v. St. JohnNew York Supreme Court · 1871
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- Dyett v. . HymanNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Rector of St. James Church v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
- Rushford v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1950
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