REAL PROPERTY - Husband and wife — conveyance of land by the husband to a trustee to apply the income to the support of the wife during her life and convey the land to the husband's heirs at law should he predecease her — it creates an irrevocable power in trust — effect of a reconciliation between the husband and wife-possession of the premises by one holding under a lease from the widow does not avoid a deed from the trustee to the heirs.
Action by one of several heirs at law of deceased grantors to set aside a deed executed by them to their father during minority. non-joinder of the other heirs at law -a delay to disaffirm for fourteen months, and until death, is not a ratification of the deed.
Landlord and tenant-when the tenant may be presumed to hold over after the expiration of his term and is entitled to the excess of rent paid by his sub lessee, continuing in occupation of the premises, to the principal landlord - evidence competent under a general denial.
See SCHWARZLER v. MCCLENAHAN.....
Purchaser at a judicial sale — when the title to a lot bounded on a street, which by legislative act is moved ten feet after its conveyance by the original owner, is not marketable — effect of the owner's having made conveyances of other lots referring to the street.
See SCRIPTURE v. MORRIS....
Will-a devise to an executor to collect and pay over the rents until a sale, creates a trust - a limit on the price, which may be changed by the bene- ficiaries, does not violate the statute against perpetuities—a failure to sell within two years.
Ejectment — maintainable by one of several joint tenants or tenants in common-proof of seizin or the right of possession, rather than actual possession within twenty years, is sufficient — description which does not convey to the middle of an abutting road.
Action against a railroad by an abutting owner who, pending the suit, has parted with the title issues sent from the Special Term to the Trial Term
— entry of judgment on the verdict — period of assessment of damages. See CAMERON v. NEW YORK ELEVATED R. R. Co...
Adverse possession — when it does not begin to run under a warranty deed from one of two tenants in common· acts of user not inconsistent with the right of the other co-tenant.
Eminent domain damages to an abutting owner from an elevated rail- road-when a devisee and residuary legatee of such owner is not entitled to damages accruing before the latter's death.
See GUCKER v. METROPOLITAN ELEVATED R. Co.....
Marketable title that a will was erroneously construed in an action to which all persons interested were parties, is not a ground of objection to the title. See BROWN v. MOUNT...
Piling sand against a brick wall on an adjoining_lot — liability for breaking down the wall- -one who piles part only of the sand is liable.
See BARNES v. MASTERSON...
extent to which land may be taken for a street — dedica- tion of a court yard which excludes the right to build upon it.
Mortgages given by a life tenant and by remaindermen — surplus moneys, the mortgagors' relative interests therein.
Real estate broker's commissions — when they cannot be taken from both parties to an exchange of real property.
Will-valid, separable from invalid, limitations — accumulation of
RECEIVER- In a creditor's suit - when his appointment is not justified.] An unverified complaint in a creditor's suit, brought not on behalf of other creditors similarly situated, but for the plaintiff alone, alleging the recovery of a judgment and the return unsatisfied of an execution thereon, and a con- veyance of real property by the debtor to his wife, without adequate con- sideration, with intent to defraud his creditors, and asking that the convey- ance be declared void as against the plaintiff and that the real property be sold to pay the judgment, supported by affidavits tending to establish the fraud, does not (there being no allegation therein as to the rents and profits of the debtor's interest in the property during the fifteen months of his pos- session thereof after a sale under execution, authorize the appointment of a a receiver of such rents and profits under section 1877 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Where in such a case it is not shown that the property is likely to be injured or destroyed, or that the equity therein is insufficient to satisfy the plaintiff's judgment, which is, therefore, adequately protected by the lis pendens, a receiver of the property should not be appointed under subdivision 1 of section 713 of that Code. NATIONAL UNION BANK v. RIGER.....
Powers which should be given to a receiver.
See JENKINS v. HAMMERSCHLAG.....
RECORD - Amendment of the record nunc pro tunc on an application to the Supreme Court, after a final decision in the Court of Appeals, not allowed. See DRAKE v. NEW YORK IRON MINE....
REGISTRATION - Of city bonds.
See MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
REMAINDER- In real property.
See REAL PROPERTY.
REMAINDERMAN- Mortgages given by a life tenant and by remainder- men- -- surplus moneys arising on a foreclosure thereof-the mortgagors' rela tive interests therein.
REMEDY- Existing in the relation of husband and wife.
RES GESTÆ — What admissible in evidence as pertaining to.
RESTRAINT OF TRADE - Protection against a ruindus competition is
Contract in restraint of trade— monopoly.
REVERSION — In real property.
See REAL PROPERTY.
REVISED STATUTES 1 R. S. 761, § 5 — Pleading — allegations creating an implication that a note payable to the maker's order and not indorsed by the maker was negotiated" by her under 1 R. S. 761, § 5.
[See table of sections of the Revised Statutes cited, ante, in this volume.] RICHMOND HILL- Registry of coupon bonds of Richmond Hill after its consolidation in the Greater New York-New York city registered stock cannot be issued in place thereof.
See MATTER OF WHANN.
RULE Of courts.
See COURT.
SALE- Contract to accept a draft of a third person drawn against merchandise sold- what letter is an approval of the acceptance - when the acceptors are not mere guarantors--they are not bound to inquire as to the quality of the mer- chandise drawn against- when liability under the contract arises — laches in the sale of the merchandise.
See BENECKE v. HAEBLER...
Contract authorizing the printing from the vendor's plates of books to be sold at a specified price — sale of plates to another party by a receiver of the ven- dor the purchaser restrained from selling a better edition at a less price-con- tract in restraint of trade-monopoly.
See MURPHY T. CHRISTIAN PRESS ASSN. PUB. Co....
Pleadings — admission in an answer that one installment of the purchase price of goods sold was due on the day the action was brought it does not enti- tle the plaintiff to a judgment on the pleadings — when the right of action See STURZ v. FISHER..
Counterclaim-action to recover for goods sold· - allegation in the answer that the plaintiffs conspired to exact excessive prices from the defendant-election to sue on contract. See SIEBRECHT v. SIEGEL-COOPER CO...
Bill of sale of goods to be shipped - it creates a contract at once and not one contingent upon the arrival of the goods — damages for a failure to deliver the goods.
See ABE STEIN Co. v. ROBERTSON ..
Action to recover commissions on sales-what facts do not establish a right to examine the defendant's books.
SCHOOL- Subscription — the continuance of work in one of the departments of a seminary not presumed to be at the subscriber's request — effect of the pay- ment of a part of the amount subscribed.
School teacher-removal of, in New York city — it cannot be reviewed by
See PEOPLE EX REL. EVERITT v. HUBBELL........ SCRIVENER'S RULE To what case it is not applicable.
SESSION LAWS-1848, chap. 40-Liability of a director of a corporation which filed a defective annual report—what is insufficient documentary proof that the defendant was a director · - a certified copy of the certificate of incorpo- ration and annual reports as evidence thereof.
See BANK OF THE METROPOLIS v. FABER.
1877, chap. 466 - Assignment by a corporation for the benefit of cred- itors—not invalid because of a defective certificate of acknowledgment where the instrument was in fact acknowledged - an assignment to a director is not repug- nant to section 48 of the Stock Corporation Law — assignments without prefer- ences favored.
See LINDERMAN v. HASTINGS CARD & PAPER CO....
City of Yonkers — removal of an action from a Jus- tice's Court to a City Court-it is a change of forum, not of venue, and is not prohibited by section 18 of article 3 of the Constitution.
See DORAN v. BUSSARD ....
1880, chap. 199. § 1 — Registry of coupon bonds of Richmond Hill after its consolidation in the Greater New York-New York city registered stock can- not be issued in place thereof.
1880, chap. 269 Certiorari― within what time the writ must be applied for-review of an assessment levied in Richmond county.
See PEOPLE EX REL. CRYSTAL WATER Co. v. COLER..
1882, chap. 410, § 138 Registry of coupon bonds of Richmond Hill after its consolidation in the Greater New York - New York city registered stock cannot be issued in place thereof.
1887, chap. 713 Inheritance tax· a legacy absolute in terms, impressed by extrinsic proof with a trust · a remittitur from the Court of Appeals exam- ined the judgment of the Supreme Court entered thereon is not conclusive. See MATTER OF EDSON....
1890, chap. 564, § 48- Assignment by a corporation for the benefit of creditors—an assignment to a director is not repugnant to section 48 of the Stock Corporation Law — assignments without preferences favored.
See LINDERMAN v. HASTINGS CARD & PAPER Co.... 1890, chap. 564, § 48- Corporation — preference given by, in contempla- tion of insolvency — accounts assigned to replace other assigned accounts collected by the debtor.
1892, chap. 255 — Petition for the lighting of a district outside the limits of an incorporated village· names may be withdrawn before a contract is awarded -if reduced to less than twenty-five the contract is void — assignment of such contract without consent avoids it— the inclusion in such lighting district of a part of an incorporated village avoids it.
See SUBURBAN EL. Co. v. TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD....
1892, chap. 399- Transfer tax on property transferred in contempla-· tion of death what transfer is subject to such tax.
See MATTER OF BOSTWICK.....
1892. chap. 687, § 23 — Liability of a director of a corporation_which filed a defective annual report — what is insufficient documentary proof that the defendant was a director — a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation and annual reports as evidence thereof.
See BANK OF THE METROPOLIS v. FABER...
1892, chap. 688 — Assignment by a corporation for the benefit of creditors an assignment to a director is not repugnant to section 48 of the Stock Corpo- ration Law-assignments without preferences favored.
See LINDERMAN v. HASTING CARD & PAPER CO..
1892, chap. 688 — Corporation — preference given by, in contemplation accounts assigned to replace other assigned accounts collected by
of insolvency
the debtor.
1893, chap. 416- City of Yonkers — removal of an action from.a Justice's Court to a City Court-it is a change of forum, not of venue, and is not prohibited by section 18 of article 3 of the Constitution.
· 1896, chap. 286— Certiorari — within what time the writ must be applied for-review of an assessment levied in Richmond county.
See PEOPLE EX REL. CRYSTAL WATER Co. v. COLER.
1896, chap. 309- Petition for the lighting of a district outside the limits of an incorporated village. names may be withdrawn before a contract is awarded--if reduced to less than twenty-five the contract is void· -- an assign- ment of such contract without consent avoids it - the inclusion in such lighting district of a part of an incorporated village avoids it.
See SUBURBAN EL. Co. v. TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD..... 1896, chap. 309, §§ 2, 3- Contract for lighting the town of Jamaica
notice of the filing of a petition.
See HENDRICKSON v. CITY OF NEW YORK....
1896, chap. 387, § 26- School teacher — removal of, in New York city- it cannot be reviewed by certiorari.
See PEOPLE EX REL. EVERITT v. HUBBELL..
1896, chap. 425, § 30-Power to ordain “fixed penalties” — it requires that a definite sum, not a sum less than one nor more than another sum, be prescribed.
See CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE v. KING....
1896, chap. 908, §§ 38, 251- Certiorari — within what time the writ must be applied for — review of an assessment levied in Richmond county. See PEOPLE EX REL. CRYSTAL WATER Co. v. COLER..
1897, chap. 378- Municipal Court of New York city - chapter 378 of
1897 creating it is constitutional.
See IRWIN v. METROPOLITAN STREET R. Co.
1897, chap. 378, § 127-New York city civil service- - a veteran employed in Brooklyn at the time of the consolidation is not entitled to the same salary when transferred to a position in the consolidated city.
See PEOPLE EX REL. SCHUMANN v. COLER...
1897, chap. 378, § 172- Registry of coupon bonds of Richmond Hill after its consolidation in the Greater New York-New York city registered stock can- not be issued in place thereof.
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