New York Court of Appeals

Waltermire Against Westover and Another.

June 5, 185614 N.Y. 16

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Supreme Court, holding that a justice's judgment docketed creates a lien with the same effect as a common pleas judgment, lasting ten years against purchasers, and that the six‑year statute of limitations bars only the remedy, not the debt, so the lien was still valid at the sheriff's sale.