Legal Opinion
Morris v. . Ward
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 1867PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
This action was brought in the Supreme Court, to obtain an adjudication declaring the Plaintiff’s estate in certain city lots, in the city of New York, which he holds with the Defendant, to be an estate in fee, instead of an estate for the life of the Defendant’s father, Samuel Ward, as claimed by the Defendant.
The Plaintiff, through several conveyances, has obtained the interest which Samuel Ward had in the premises; and what that interest is, whether a moiety for the life of Samuel Ward, or in fee, is the principal question in the case.
The action was referred, and the referee held that the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Levy v. GadsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1805
- Duvoll v. WilsonNew York Supreme Court · 1850
- Langdon v. AstorThe Superior Court of New York City · 1854
- St. John v. BumpsteadNew York Supreme Court · 1853
3Cited by17 opinions
- In Re the Estate of LittleWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- Ten Eyck v. . WitbeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of ArnoltNew York Surrogate's Court · 1926
- Lynch's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Williams v. PostAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
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