Matteson v. . Palser
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 14, 1900, reversing a judgment-in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term and granting a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Mary King took a vested remainder under the will of Jerome B. King, deceased.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 14, 1900, reversing a judgment-in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term and granting a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Mary King took a vested remainder under the will of Jerome B. King, deceased. (Mattter of Bennett, 3 K. & J. 280; Matter of Theed, 3 K. & J. 379; Halifax v. Wilson, 16 Ves. 171; Leaning v. Sherratt, 2 Hare, 14; Loder v. Hatfield, 71 N. Y. 92; Bushnell…
1Opinion of the CourtCullen, J.
This action is brought under sections 1837 to 1860 of the Code of Civil Procedure (which are a substitute for the provisions of the Revised Statutes) to recover of the defendants as heirs at law of Mary King and Martha King, deceased, the amount unj>aid on a promissory note given by said deceased with others to the testator of the plaintiff’s assignor, one Asahel Matteson, on' September 4th, 1877, for tlie sum. of $8,000, payable one year after date with interest payable semi-annually. To secure the payment of the note the parties executed a mortgage of real property in the state of Rhode…
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