People v. Runkel
New York Supreme Court
AN indictment for a forcible entry and detainer was found the 19th June, 1810, against the defendant and John Runkel and John Bicker, since deceased, under the 3d section of the “ Act to prevent forcible entries and detainers.” (Sess. 11. c. 6. See 8 Johns. Rep. 464—466.) The indictment was tried at the Newv-York sittings, in December, 1811, before Mr. Justice Van Ness.
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AN indictment for a forcible entry and detainer was found the 19th June, 1810, against the defendant and John Runkel and John Bicker, since deceased, under the 3d section of the “ Act to prevent forcible entries and detainers.” (Sess. 11. c. 6. See 8 Johns. Rep. 464—466.) The indictment was tried at the Newv-York sittings, in December, 1811, before Mr. Justice Van Ness. The following facts, in addition to what appear in the report of the case, on a former motion for a new trial, are all which it is thought material to state. George Gilfert, a witness for the prosecution, testified, that the…
1Per curiam
The two objections to the verdict which may seem to deserve examination, are, 1. The alleged variance between the indictment and the evidence, as to-the name of the corporation ; and, 2. That by an irregularity in the election of trustees, the corporation of 1784 was dissolved, and the complainants, who assumed to be trustees under that incorporation, were not the lawful trustees.
If these two points are decided against the defendant, the motion on his part must be denied; for according to the provisions of the statute for the incorporation of religious societies, and according to the opinion…
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