Jackson ex dem. Van Cortlandt v. Van Corlaer
New York Supreme Court
THIS was an action of ejectment for lands in the town of Hoosick, in the county of Rensselaer, and was tried before the Chief Justice.
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THIS was an action of ejectment for lands in the town of Hoosick, in the county of Rensselaer, and was tried before the Chief Justice. The premises in question were claimed by the plaintiff, as part of great lot No. 30. in the Hoosick patent; more particularly as part of great lot (B.) in the subdivision of great lot No. 30. He gave in evidence, I. Letters patent, dated in June, 1688, to Jacobus Van Cortlandt, and three other patentees named, for the tract of land commonly called the Hoosick patent. 2. The will of Jacob Van Cortlandt, dated 12th May, 1739, devising the one fourth of the…
1Per curiam
Whether BleecJcePs line is correct or not cannot now be made a question between these parties; for they undertook to run and establish a line for themselves, which is the line run by Shephard in his survey about 19 years ago. According to that survey, the defendant is in possession of no land belonging to the lessors of the plaintiff) except a small piece lying east of the road and north of Shephard’s line.
After such a lapse of time, and the repeated acquiescence, on the part of the lessors, it would be unjust and inexpedient to disturb that line, admitting that it had been incorrectly…
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