Bliss v. Benedict
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, P. J.:
This is an action in partition. The property in question is partly upland and partly land under water. As to the upland there is no question. As to the land under water respondents claim under a grant from the State of New York dated March 10, 1917. The city of New York claims the said grant is invalid upon the ground that the State was not the owner of the land under water purported to be conveyed, but that the title thereto was vested in the city as the successor of the town of Westchester, to which it had been granted by the patent from Governor Nicolls dated February 15,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Roe v. . StrongNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Hawkins v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1967
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