Legal Opinion

Bishop v. McTigue

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

Decided September 15, 1924PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion denied, with ten dollars costs, on the ground that public policy and a proper respect for and confidence in judicial sales require that they should not be invalidated by the court upon motion unless cogent reasons éxist therefor. Where a judicial sale has been fairly and legally conducted and the property has been purchased by a third party in good faith, the sale should not be set aside and a new sale ordered merely because the price at which the property was sold was inadequate, especially if the rights of infants or…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Fisher v. . HerseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
  2. Housman v. WrightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
  3. Cortland Savings Bank v. LighthallNew York Supreme Court · 1907

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Adwar v. Capgro Leasing Corp. (In Re Adwar)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1985
  2. Southold Savings Bank v. GilliganNew York Supreme Court · 1973

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