Bissing v. Smith
New York Supreme Court
Action by Frank J. Bissing against Lewis L. Smith and Louis John Smith to recover possession of land. A verdict was rendered in favor of plaintiff, and defendants moved for a new trial, on exceptions ordered to be heard at general term in the first instance.
1Opinion of the CourtBradley, J.
The action is ejectment to recover the possession of a parcel of land within what is known as the “Buffalo Creek Reservation,” in the' county of Erie. The main question is whether the evidence was sufficient to establish title in the plaintiff to the premises. It appears that on the 12th day of September, 1810, Wilhem Willink and others, constituting the Holland Land Company, by their attorney, Paul Busti, conveyed to David A. Ogden about 200,000 acres of land lying west of the Genesee river, and within what was known as the “Cattaraugus Reservation,” “Tuscarora or Seneca Reservation,”…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Winchell v. . HicksNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Crary v. . GoodmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Dillon v. . CockcroftNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- La Frombois v. Jackson ex dem. SmithCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1826
- Beverly v. BurkeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Kennedy v. McAllasterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898