the office of the register of the county of New York on March 5, 1922, at 10.30 A.M., together with all my right, title and interest in the property described therein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923. In the presence of John Jones. John Doe (L.S.). No. 22. Assignment of copyright." Know all men, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 111⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), hereby assign to the said Assignee all my right, title and interest in the copyright of the certain literary work, entitled "My Man," and in all renewals and extensions of said copyright, which may be secured under the laws, now, or hereafter, in force and effect, in the United States, or in any other country or countries. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923. KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 111⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 372 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), hereby assign to the said Assignee all my right, title and interest in the certain debt of one hundred ($100) dollars due to me from Henry Koe, for moneys loaned by me on January 5, 12 Cf. New Fiction Pub. Co. v. Star Co. (1915), 220 Fed. 994. 13 Cf. Prindle v. Caruthers (1857), 15 N. Y. 425. 1922, to the said Henry Koe, at his request, and upon his promise to repay the same to me on or before February 5, 1922. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923. In the presence of John Doe (L.S.). John Jones. No. 24. Assignment of dividends, with covenant by the assignor to pay an equivalent amount, upon transfer of his stock.14 KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 112 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignor"), in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), hereby assign to the said Assignee all my right, title and interest in all dividends, which are now due, or which may, on or before January 5, 1925, become due, upon one hundred (100) shares of the capital stock of the Koe Co., Inc., now owned by me. And I, the said Assignor, (a) represent that I am registered upon the transfer books of the Koe Co., Inc., as the holder of one hundred (100) shares of its capital stock; and (b) covenant that if I shall, prior to January 5, 1925, sell, assign, transfer, or pledge, all, or any, of said shares of capital stock, or otherwise perform any act, or acts, which may, or shall, cause, or permit all, or any, of said shares of capital stock to be registered upon said transfer books in any name other than my own, that then, and in such event, I will pay to the Assignee, as and when any dividends shall be declared and paid by the Koe Co., Inc., prior to January 5, 1925, a sum equal to the dividends, which the Assignee would have received in respect of all of such shares of stock, if I had continued to be the registered holder thereof, until January 5, 1925. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923. In the presence of John Jones. John Doe (L.S.). 14 Cf. Willis v. Lauridson (1911), 161 Cal. 106, 118 Pac. 530. No. 25. Assignment of dower by heir.15 THIS INDENTURE, made January 5, 1923, between John Doe, residing at No. 112 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called the "First Party"), and Jane Doe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called the "Second Party"), WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the First Party is the son of Richard Doe, deceased, late of the County, City and State of New York, and the Second Party is the widow of the said Richard Doe; and WHEREAS, the said Richard Doe died seized in fee simple of certain lands and tenements hereinafter more particularly described, which have descended to the First Party, subject, however, to the right of dower therein of the Second Party; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to admeasure the dower of the Second Party in the said lands and tenements: Now, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that the First Party does hereby endow and assign to the Second Party, and the Second Party agrees to receive and accept in full satisfaction of her right of dower, one-third of the lands and tenements of which the said Richard Doe died seized, which said one-third of such lands and tenements are more particularly bounded and described, as follows: BEGINNING*: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said premises unto the Second Party, as aforesaid, for and during her natural life, in the name of dower, and in lieu, recompense and satisfaction of all dower, which the Second Party might, or could, have in the said lands and tenements, of which the said Richard Doe died seized. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and year first above written. In the presence of John Jones. John Doe (L.S.). Jane Doe (L.S.). 15 Cf. White v. Spaulding (1883), 50 Mich. 22, 14 N. W. 684; Clark v. Muzzey (1861), 43 N. H. 59; Aickman v. Harsell (1885), 98 N. Y. 186. No. 26. Assignment of dower by widow.16 KNOW ALL MEN, that WHEREAS, John Doe, late of the County, City and State of New York, died on or about January 2, 1922, seized in fee simple of certain real property; and WHEREAS, JANE DOE, who resides at No. 11 Broadway, in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called “the Assignor"), is the widow of the said John Doe; and WHEREAS, in and by a decree of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, dated September 5, 1922, and filed in the office of the clerk of said county on September 5, 1922, it was, among other things, adjudged and decreed that the said Assignor, as widow of John Doe, is entitled to dower in the real property of which the said John Doe died seized, situated in the County, City and State of New York, and described, as follows: BEGINNING*** and WHEREAS, in and by said decree, it was further adjudged and decreed that the gross annual rents and profits derived from the premises above described aggregate thirty-six thousand ($36,000) dollars; that the annual disbursements in respect of said premises, including the interest upon the mortgage thereon, amount to twenty-four thousand ($24,000) dollars, and that, in consequence, the net income therefrom amounts to twelve thousand ($12,000) dollars; and WHEREAS, in and by said decree, it was further adjudged and decreed that Henry Koe, as executor of the last will and testament of John Doe, deceased, should pay to the said Assignor one-third of the net annual income from said real property (which said onethird part thereof amounts to four thousand ($4,000) dollars), in equal quarterly sums of one thousand ($1,000) dollars, beginning on May 17, 1923; and WHEREAS, the Assignor has agreed to transfer and convey the said dower and right of dower to Richard Roe, residing at No. 372 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), 1 Adapted from Conlon v. Marsh (1922), 232 N. Y 594, 134 N. E. 585. Now, THEREFORE, I, THE SAID ASSIGNOR, IN CONSIDERATION OF ONE ($1) DOLLAR PAID BY THE ASSIGNEE, hereby grant, convey, transfer and set over to the Assignee all my said dower, right of dower, property, possession, claim and demand, so awarded to me by the aforesaid decree of said Supreme Court, dated September 5, 1922, and all moneys due, and which may grow due, thereunder, or therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923. In the presence of John Jones. Jane Doe (L.S.). No. 27. Assignment of expectancy by prospective heir.17 KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 111⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), hereby assign to the said Assignee all my right, title and interest, both present and prospective, that I now have, or may hereafter have, by will, gift, or inheritance, in the estate, real and personal, of which Henry Koe, of the City and State of New York, may die seized or possessed. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923. In the presence of John Doe (L.S.). John Jones. No 28. Assignment of interest under will admitted to probate.18 KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 111⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the 17 Adapted from In re Stephens (1900), 64 N. Y. Supp. 990. Adapted from Brackett v. Seavey (1912), 151 App. Div. 945, 136 N. Y. Supp. 1131. |