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Jackson v. Blodget

New York Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1819PublishedCited by 21 opinions

THIS and three other actions of ejectment, on the de» . _ , . _ • , ,i mise oi the same lessors, were brought against the resgective tenants in possession of the premises in question, for the recovery of lot No. 50., in the township of Hannibal, ^ate *n Onondaga, but now in the county of Oswego.

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THIS and three other actions of ejectment, on the de» . _ , . _ • , ,i mise oi the same lessors, were brought against the resgective tenants in possession of the premises in question, for the recovery of lot No. 50., in the township of Hannibal, ^ate *n Onondaga, but now in the county of Oswego. Thé ^les respectively, of the parties in each of the suits, were precisely the same, and a case was made by consent, with-out going to trial, with leave for either party to turn the .. . , same into a special verdict. On the 6th of July, 1790, the lot for which these suits were brought, was duly…

1Opinion of the Court

Spencer, Ch. J. delivered the opinion of the court.

If the deed of the 11th of September, 1786, from Clark, the soldier and patentee, to Belknap, can operate as a bargain and sale, then the title of the lessor, Robert Troup, is defeated. The 5th section of the act of the 6th oí April, 1790, (sess. 13. ch. 59. 2d Greenl. 333. Ed. Laws. ) requires the letters patent to be issued in the names of the persons Who have actually served in the line of the army of the United States ; and it provides that the lands so to be granted, shall be •deemed and adjudged to have vested in the respective *175grantors,…

2Cited by21 opinions

  1. Grafton v. . MoirNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  2. Coleman v. . BeachNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  3. Hopwood v. CorbinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
  4. Hosack's Executors v. RogersNew York Supreme Court · 1840
  5. Edwards v. VarickCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1846

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