N.Y. Real Property Law § 252: Lineal and collateral warranties abolished

§ 252. Lineal and collateral warranties abolished. Lineal and

collateral warranties, with all their incidents, have been abolished;

but the heirs and devisees of a person, who has made a covenant or

agreement, are answerable thereon, to the extent of the real property

descended or devised to them, in the cases and in the manner prescribed

by law.