Walter Shriver, Appellants v. Edwin Shriver, Appellants. John Livingston, Respondent

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's order relieving John Livingston of his obligation to complete the purchase of two lots at a foreclosure sale. The court held that the purchaser could not be compelled to take title because the title was not marketable due to unresolved doubts about the rights of the original owner and his heirs, and because the applicable statute of limitations did not bar those claims.