People v. . Inman
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered August 26, 1909, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon the report of a referee. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. As the defendant failed to show title by adverse possession his defense failed.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered August 26, 1909, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon the report of a referee. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. As the defendant failed to show title by adverse possession his defense failed. (Archibald v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co., 157 N. Y. 582; Lewis v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co., 162 N. Y. 220; A. B. N. Co. v. N. Y. E. R. R. Co., 129 N. Y. 252; Heller v. Cohen, 154 N. Y. 299; Doherty v. Matsell, 119 N. Y.…
1Opinion of the Court
Cullen, Ch. J.
The action is ejectment to recover possession of a piece of land known as Pine Island, in Paquette lake, Hamilton county. The complaint is in the ordinary form, alleging that the-plaintiff is the owner and entitled to the possession of the land, and that the defendant unlawfully entered thereon and withholds the possession thereof. The answer states two defenses: 1st. A general denial of plaintiff’s title. 2nd. Adverse possession by the defendant for more than forty years.
In support of its title the plaintiff put in evidence three deeds from the comptroller of the state made on…
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