Legal Opinion

Carpenter v. . Stilwell

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 5, 1854PublishedCited by 27 opinions

The plaintiff brought this action in the city court of Brooklyn, for the recovery of certain real estate within that city. Upon the trial he gave evidence of title in himself, and that the defendants were in possession of the premises claimed, at the time of the commencement of the action.

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The plaintiff brought this action in the city court of Brooklyn, for the recovery of certain real estate within that city. Upon the trial he gave evidence of title in himself, and that the defendants were in possession of the premises claimed, at the time of the commencement of the action. The defendants gave in evidence the records of two judgments against the plaintiff, recovered in the supreme court on the 11th day of March, 1846, one in favor of Thomas B. Coddington for $445,80, and the other of Palmer Sumner for $243,14, and duly docketed in the county of Kings; also, executions issued…

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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The sheriff was adjudged guilty of a contempt in the wilful neglect…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Frost v. Saratoga Mutual InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1848
  2. Stevens v. RoweNew York Supreme Court · 1846

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Willetts v. . the Sun Mutual Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
  2. Sharon v. MinnockNevada Supreme Court · 1871
  3. Importers & Traders' National Bank v. QuackenbushNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
  4. Frost v. . Yonkers Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  5. Newman v. CordellNew York Supreme Court · 1864

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