Legal Opinion
Bristol v. Woodward
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 11, 1929PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cardozo, Ch. J.
The action is one for a declaratory judgment.
Plaintiff in 1920 was the owner of a tract of 400 acres in or near the village of Chappaqua, Westchester county. He laid out the tract into fourteen “ parks ” or subdivisions, of which one, known as Greeley Park, includes the land in suit. His first sale was made in April, 1924. He then conveyed to one Farnham a parcel of approximately five acres described as lot number 1 on a map entitled “ Greeley Park Subdivision of Greeley Hills.” This map was referred to in the deed as one about to be filed in the office of the Register, and the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Lawrence v. . FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Jacob & Youngs, Inc. v. KentNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Trustees of Columbia College v. . ThacherNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Trustees of Columbia College v. LynchNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Korn v. . CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Huggins v. Castle Estates Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Snow v. Van DamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ascension v. SahlemNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Turner v. BrocatoCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Price v. AndersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
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