Town of North Hempstead v. . Leeds

Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered October 24, 1917, modifying and affirming as modified a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The action was in ejectment to recover- certain lands under water in the town of North Hempstead known as the Piándome mill pond. The plaintiff claimed that the pond was a part of Manhasset bay and that it had titlé under the Kieft patent of 1644 and the Dongan patent of 1685. The defendant claimed under an alleged record title from the town. The…