Doherty v. Matsell

There is no dispute that the record title to the land in question was in the plaintiffs and the sole reliance *551of the defendants is upon a title by adverse possession. The facts upon which they base their claim are as follows: Prior to 1849 the land was vacant, unimproved and unoccupied, and on the 25th day of September, 1848, in pursuance of a sale conducted for that purpose, a tax lease thereof for a term of twenty-five years was, on behalf of the city of New York, executed to George W. Matsell. In that lease it is recited that the owner had neglected to pay the taxes upon the land, and that…