Zubler v. Porter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Walker, Chancellor.

This was an action in ejectment in the Supreme Court for the possession of land in the county of Essex, and for mesne profits; the plaintiffs had judgment for both, and the defendant appeals.

At the conclusion of the trial before Dungan, J., and a jury, motion was made for the direction of a verdict on behalf of each of the parties, counsel stipulating that the court should determine not only the questions of law but also all disputed questions of fact, and thereupon the jury was discharged. The court found that the plaintiffs were…