Executors of Hodge v. Amerman

Van Fleet, V. C.

The decision of this case turns on a question of notice. On the 21st day of March, 1871, Daniel Polhemus conveyed fourteen and fifty-five hundredths acres of meadow land, lying near Raritan river, between Bound Brook and Somerville, to James Hodge. The purchase-money, $2,182.50, was paid, and the-deed delivered near the date of the deed. Mr. Hodge took possession at once. At the date of the conveyance the land was-enclosed by a post-and-rail fence, and by a hedge, and has been kept so enclosed ever since. The chief value of the land consisted in the hay and pasture it…