Boyd v. Boyd
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Robert Boyd, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, David Boyd, individually and as administrator, etc., of Samuel Boyd, deceased, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of ¡New York on the 2d day of May, 1899, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the ¡New York Special Term dismissing the complaint upon the merits as to said defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
O’Brien, J.:
The plaintiff seeks in equity a judgment which shall establish a clear title in him to property located on the southwest corner of James and Oak streets in the city of ¡¡New York. There is no certificate in the appeal book or record that it contains all the evidence given on the trial, and, therefore, the questions of fact, so far as they are in dispute, are not before us for review. The solving of these, however, is-not of controlling importance for the reason that the decision of the Special Term, as well as our conclusion, turns on a question of law. As there is little or no…
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