N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 1025 – Damages against grantee of premises subject to dower
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§ 1025. Damages against grantee of premises subject to dower. If the defendant, in an action for dower, aliens the real property in question after the filing of a notice of pendency of action and an execution against him for the plaintiff's damages is returned wholly or partly unsatisfied, an action may be maintained by the plaintiff against any person who has been in possession of the property under the defendant's conveyance, to recover the unsatisfied portion of the damages, for a time not exceeding that during which he possessed the property.
Terms Used In N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 1025
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Dower: A widow
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.