Legal Opinion

Adee v. Hallett

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

Decided July 1, 1896PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, Susan S. Adee, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Bichmond on the 22d day of May, 1895, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Bichmond Special Term.

1Opinion of the Court

Hatch, J.:

The plaintiff seeks by this action to set aside a deed and have the same canceled of record, on the ground that the same was procured to be executed through fraud and deceit. The premises consist of . a house and lot which plaintiff obtained by purchase December 3, 1891. She deeded the premises to defendant Edith A. Hallett, her granddaughter, by a warranty deed, with a covenant against ineum*310brances, two days after. the purchase. The court has found that plaintiff executed the deed with the desire and intention of vesting the title to the property in defendant for the purpose of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Baird v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
  2. Barnard v. . GantzNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  3. Valentine v. . RichardtNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  4. Gray v. . BartonNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  5. Claim of Wilbur v. Estate of WarrenNew York Court of Appeals · 1887

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Yax v. YaxNew York Supreme Court · 1925
  2. Rosevear v. SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
  3. Bowron v. de SeldingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905

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