Topic: in new york, a thief cannot pass good title. · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Bakalar v. Vavra.

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1 Bakalar v. Vavra Anchor
ca2 · 2010
green “in new york, a thief cannot pass good title.” 4
2 Guggenheim Foundation v. Lubell
ny · 1991
green “new york case law has long protected the right of the owner whose property has been stolen to recover that property, even if it is in the possession of a good-faith purchaser for value.” 4

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