Legal Opinion

Sinnott v. McLaughlin

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

Decided November 25, 1921PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal by the defendants, John G. McLaughlin and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs and the defendant Paul Sinnott, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 21st day of April, 1921, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Kings Special Term.

1Opinion of the Court

Mills, J.:

The action was brought to quiet plaintiffs’ title to certain premises, a house and lot in the borough of Brooklyn, by removing therefrom a cloud caused by certain specified conveyances and devises through which the appellants claim title. The case was here before upon appeal from an order made at *631the Kings Special Term, granting plaintiffs’ motion for judgment upon the pleadings, complaint and answers. We reversed that order and denied the motion with a memorandum which stated merely that we considered that the answers raised certain issues to be tried (194 App. Div. 919).…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Syracuse Savings Bank v. . HoldenNew York Court of Appeals · 1887

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In re the Construction of the Will of LawlessNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
  2. In re the Estate of EngelNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
  3. Manacher v. Sterling National Bank & Trust Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1967
  4. Goodman v. MarxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
  5. Fish v. DeadyNew York Supreme Court · 1926

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