Van Renesselaer v. Kearney
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, sitting as a court of equity. It was-a bill filed by the appellant, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, against John Watts originally, and continued against his trustees and executors, praying for an account of the rents of certain property, and for the surrender of the leases, title-deeds, &c.
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This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, sitting as a court of equity. It was-a bill filed by the appellant, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, against John Watts originally, and continued against his trustees and executors, praying for an account of the rents of certain property, and for the surrender of the leases, title-deeds, &c. In order to see at a glance the derivation of the title, thé following table is referred to: — On the 25th of May, 1782,. John Van Rensselaer was seized of a large body of land, about thirty-four thousand acres,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
This is an- appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
John Van Rensselaer, being seized in fee of a large tract of land in the county of Columbia, State of New York, made and published his last will and testament on the 25th of May, 1782, by which he devised the same to John J. Van Rensselaer, his grandson, for and during his natural life; and from and after his decease, to the first son' of the body of the said John J. lawfully begotten, and to the heirs male of his body; and, in default of such issue, then to the 'second, third, and…
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