Lafayette Trust Co. v. Beggs

163 A.D. 959, 148 N.Y.S. 414

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: June 15, 1914
• Status: Published

Opinion

Per Curiam:

The parties concede that if it appeared that plaintiff was an insolvent bank, a judgment in its favor would be justified. (Northern Bank of New York v. Drury, 152 App. Div. 64.) The statement that since November 30, 1908, the Superintendent of Banks has been in possession of the property, business and assets of the plaintiff, and is now in possession of the same “for the purpose of liquidating its affairs, in accordance with section 19 of the Banking Law of the State of New York,” would justify an inference of insolvency. But in any event the reasoning of the Drury case is equally applicable to an insolvent and a delinquent corporation. Unless the deed tendered by the Superintendent of Banks in behalf of plaintiff would convey to defendant a good title, free from the lien of the judgments referred to in the submission of this controversy, it would be difficult to give full force and effect to that provision of the Banking Law authorizing him, upon obtaining an order of approval of the Supreme Court, to sell all the real property of such corporation on such terms as the court may direct. (Laws of 1892, chap. 689, § 18, as amd. by Laws of 1908, chap. 143; Laws of 1909, chap. 10, § 19, as amd. by Laws of 1910, chap. 452.)

* There should be judgment for plaintiff directing that defendant perform his contract of purchase, without costs. Jenks, P. J., Burr, Rich, Stapleton and Putnam, JJ., concurred. Judgment for plaintiff directing that defendant perform his contract of purchase, without costs.

See Gen. Laws, chap. 37; Consol Laws, chap. 2.—[Rep.