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3 Cow. 35

Hurd v. Magee

New York Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1824

New York Supreme Court · decided 1824-08-15

On the 21s£ November, 1818, a judgment Was docketed in this Court, in favour of Reeve against Smith, for $192,09, on which execution issued, tested Oct. 9th of the same year, returnable at the ensuing January term, directed to the Sheriff of Steuben ; who, on the 19ZÁ of January, 1819, sold the farm on which Smith then resided, to Hurd, and executed a deed for the same to him.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently April 1841

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Decided 1824-08-15

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Curia.

¶1This motion must be granted. The Sheriff’s sale and conveyance under Reeve's judgment divested the title of Smith, the judgment debtor. He then had no interest upon which the subsequent judgment, either of Baker or Welles, could become a lien. Having no -lien, it is well settled by the authorities cited, that Welles had no right to redeem.

¶2Then it is said, that the judgment of Reeve, and the purchase of Hurd, were fraudulent as to the other creditors of Smith; but the suggestion is almost entirely gratuitous. There is nothing in the affidavits shewing any thing like fraud ; yet suppose a case of fraud made out, we could not try it in this summary form. Welles should have caused the proceedings to be stayed, or filed his bill in Equity, and prevented the second sale, till the question had been settled whether his judgment could be let in, on account of the. fraud, or not.

¶3The Sheriff must execute the deed to Hurd, as it is applied for ; but we do not interfere with the conveyance to Welles, It can do no harm, if, as we hold, it passed nothing.

¶4Motion granted.

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