City of New York v. Coney Island Fire Department

This is an action for ejectment. The case was tried by the court without a jury. -

On January 25, 1892, the defendant was incorporated as a volunteer fire department for “ the prevention and extinguishment of fires and business incidental thereto.” Thereafter, on April 5, 1893, the town of Gravesend in the county of Kings, acting for its trustees with the consent and approval of the supervisor of the said town, for a nominal sum, conveyed certain premises located within the township to the defendant. The grant in question was expressly conditioned upon the contingency “ that the premises…