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Morris v. Baird

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 15, 1945
269 App. Div. 948 (N.Y. App. Div. 1945)

Opinion

October 15, 1945.


Action to have a conveyance of real property by the plaintiff to the defendant declared void and to compel a reconveyance of the property on the ground that the original conveyance was procured by fraud in connection with a promise of marriage, and that the parties have mutually agreed to rescind the contract of marriage. Order denying motion to dismiss the complaint reversed on the law, with $10 costs and disbursements, the motion granted, and the complaint dismissed, without costs. The maintenance of this action is barred. (Civ. Prac. Act, art. 2-A; Josephson v. Dry Dock Savings Institution, 292 N.Y. 666; Andie v. Kaplan, 263 App. Div. 884, affd. 288 N.Y. 685.) The cases relied on to the contrary were decided prior to the foregoing. Hagarty, Acting P.J., Carswell, Johnston, Adel and Lewis, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Morris v. Baird

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 15, 1945
269 App. Div. 948 (N.Y. App. Div. 1945)
Case details for

Morris v. Baird

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS MORRIS, Respondent, v. HILDA M. BAIRD, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Oct 15, 1945

Citations

269 App. Div. 948 (N.Y. App. Div. 1945)

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