Bisson v. West Shore Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Erie county. Actions by Jacob Bisson and others against the West Shore Railroad Company and others, and by the same' plaintiffs against Chauncey M. Depew and others, for partition. From the final judgments in the respective actions, and also from amended interlocutory judgments, defendants appeal. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This action and an action by the same plaintiffs against Chauncey M. Depew and others were brought for the partition of certain real property in the town of Cheektowaga, county of Erie. The same question arises in both actions. The same counsel represent the parties in both actions. Louis Wackerman, the common source of title, died possessed of the premises in question, leaving a last will and testament, bearing date the 27th day of June, 1861, in which he disposes of the property in controversy by the following clause:
“To my said wife, Maria Bernhardina Wackerman, I give and bequeath all my…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stevenson v. . LesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of the ExecutorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Myres v. MyresNew York Supreme Court · 1862
- Graves v. GravesNew York Supreme Court · 1889