Guardian Loan Co. v. Early

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1979-07-09

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OPINION OF THE COURT Chief Judge Cooke. We determine here whether the provisions of CPLR 5240 may be utilized to set aside a lawfully consummated Sheriff’s sale once the real property has been struck off and a deed delivered to a stranger to the underlying judgment. We hold that while the statute vests the court with broad discretion to prevent abuse in the use of the enforcement procedures of CPLR article 5…

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