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11 N.Y. 521

Hays v. Thomae

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 26, 1874

New York Court of Appeals · decided 1874-05-26

This was an action to revive a judgment of foreclosure and sale, and for leave to enforce the same. The original action was against Joseph Dean and wife, mortgagors. The judgment contained no provision for any deficiency. The original defendants died intestate. The defendants in this action are their children and heirs at law. The complaint fails to set forth a cause of action and should have been dismissed.

Decided 1874-05-26

Rapallo, J.

¶1We think that this action was unnecessary. The decree made and entered before the death of the mortgagors could be executed notwithstanding their death, and binds all persons claiming any interest under them. It is to be enforced only by a sale of their interest in the property. No part of it is to he enforced in personam. The case of Harrison v. Simons (3 Edw. Ch. R., 394) is in point, and was, we think, correctly decided. There the death took place before enrollment of the decree. The court held that the death did not prevent the enrollment, and consequently did not prevent the execution of the decree, and denied the application to revive, as unnecessary.

¶2The court below should have dismissed the complaint, and, under the circumstances of the case, it would have been proper to dismiss it without costs.

¶3The judgment should be reversed, and the complaint dismissed without costs to either party in the court below, but with costs to the appellant of the appeal to this court.

¶4All concur.

¶5Judgment accordingly.

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