Sheehan v. Hamilton
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the" General Term of the Supreme Court for the Fourth District The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.—Leonard, J.
This action was tried in the court below, without a jury, in Saratoga County. Its object is to recover the possession of a lot of land in the village of Saratoga Springs, demised by a perpetual lease from Harmon Livingston to Risley Taylor, in 1828, upon the condition that *198Taylor and his heirs and assigns should pay to Livingston) his heirs, executors or assigns, the sum of twenty-five dollars annually; with authority to re-enter in case of its nonpayment.
Livingston assigned this rent charge, in 1829, to Doctor John .Clarke, the father of the plaintiff, who died in…
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- Horton v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Hinman v. JudsonNew York Supreme Court · 1852
- Auburn City Bank v. LeonardNew York Supreme Court · 1860
- Hunt v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.New York Supreme Court · 1850
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