Gere v. McChesney
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, William B. Gere, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office ■of the clerk of the county of Onondaga on the 29th day of September, 1902, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Onondaga Trial Term, a jury having been waived, dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, J.:
The judgment should be affirmed, with costs.
The action is to recover possession of real property and damages for withholding the same. The facts are not in dispute. The question involved is one of law. The land in question, with that adjoining, was originally owned by the State of New York.
In 1821 and 1870 the State, caused maps of the locality to be *40made and filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Upon, both .of these maps three streets were designated, Tracey street,-parallel with and ninety-two feet south of the canal, and West and Plum streets, parallel with each other…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Haberman v. . BakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Graham v. . SternNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Paige v. Schenectady Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Cheney v. Syracuse, Ontario & New York RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Graham v. SternAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
3Cited by4 opinions
- Paige v. . Schenectady Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- City of Albany v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- Fulton Light, Heat & Power Co. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1909
- City of Albany v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970