McKay v. . Lasher
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made December 7, 1888, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a verdict. This was an action of trespass on lands. Plaintiffs claimed title as heirs at law of Patrick Clark, the former owner.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made December 7, 1888, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a verdict. This was an action of trespass on lands. Plaintiffs claimed title as heirs at law of Patrick Clark, the former owner. Defendants claimed that the land was devised by said Patrick to his son, James Clark, and claimed title under an alleged deed from James Clark and wife, which deed plaintiffs alleged to be a forgery. The facts, so far as material to the questions discussed, are…
1Opinion of the CourtPeckham, J.
The defendants urge here several grounds, for a reversal of this judgment. I will mention them in their order.(1) It is claimed that the learned trial court erred in permitting the plaintiffs to introduce evidence regarding "the mental condition of one Joseph C. Lawrence from 1882 down t& 1886, when he died.
In order to comprehend the force of the objection a few facts must be stated.
Joseph C. Lawrence was the subscribing witness to the execution of an alleged deed from James Clark and wife to Pierre Crouch, which deed purported to have been executed in the year 1875, and the acknowledgment of…
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