Legal Opinion
Lyon v. Stanford
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 15, 1886PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Under special circumstances a wife was held bound by a judgment at law against her husband, on the ground that she was a real, though not a nominal, party to the litigation. On appeal from a decree advised by Vice-Chancellor Van Fleet, whose opinion is reported in Stanford v. Lyon, 10 Stew. Eq. 9⅛.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dixon, J.
On May 1st, 1864, Luther G. Thomas died, leaving a will by which he devised to Lemuel Thomas his real estate in fee— .
“ Upon conditions, nevertheless, that he shall permit William H. Stanford to carry on the business of a druggist in that part of the premises situated on the southeasterly corner of Elm and Mulberry streets, now occupied by him, as long as he shall desire to use it for that purpose, at an annual rent not to exceed one hundred dollars.”
At that time Stanford kept a drug-store in part of the building on said premises, the other…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Waring v. BaretNew York Supreme Court · 1824
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