Gardner v. Ogden

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's judgment, holding that it has in‑personam jurisdiction to compel reconveyance of land situated in another state, that the plaintiff's complaint improperly joined distinct causes of action against Ogden and Smith, that Ogden was not liable for fraud, and that Smith, as a clerk and agent, was a trustee who must reconvey or account for the land, with the decree ordering reconveyance of unsold portions and accounting for proceeds affirmed.