New York Court of Appeals

The Lafayette Trust Company, Respondent v. James Beggs, Appellant

January 5, 1915213 N.Y. 280

Summary

The Court affirmed that the superintendent of banks, having taken possession of the trust company's property for liquidation, held equitable title superior to later judgments, so the deed conveyed marketable title free of those judgments. The dissent argued the judgments remained valid liens, while the concurrence agreed with the majority.