Legal Opinion

Berry v. Snyder

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 14, 1867PublishedCited by 26 opinions

CASE 80 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL FROM CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 3 Kent’s Commentaries, 432 to 434, 427, 428. 9 Paige’s Chy. R., 547 ; Varick vs. Smith. Angelí on Highways, secs. 54, 315, 319, and 320. 26 Wendell, 404; Commissioners of Canal Fund vs. Kempshall. 2 Washburn on Real Property, 632, secs. 46 and 451. 4 Hill (N. Y.), 372; Child vs. Starr. 12 Johnson, 252; Jackson vs. Larew. 2 Barbour, 126; Orndorff vs. Steele.

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CASE 80 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL FROM CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 3 Kent’s Commentaries, 432 to 434, 427, 428. 9 Paige’s Chy. R., 547 ; Varick vs. Smith. Angelí on Highways, secs. 54, 315, 319, and 320. 26 Wendell, 404; Commissioners of Canal Fund vs. Kempshall. 2 Washburn on Real Property, 632, secs. 46 and 451. 4 Hill (N. Y.), 372; Child vs. Starr. 12 Johnson, 252; Jackson vs. Larew. 2 Barbour, 126; Orndorff vs. Steele. Angelí on Water-courses, chap.' 1, sec. 2, chap. 7,p. 201. 3 Gain, 319; Palmer vs. Mulligan. 2 Cain, 481; Adams vs. Pease. 14 B. Mon.; Morrison vs. Troutman. 5…

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGE WILLIAMS

delivered the opinion op the codrt:

The appellees being trustees of Jamestown, on the Ohio river, in Campbell county, licensed one Snyder to enter upon the sand-bar in front of said towm, and take therefrom sand, &c., to be sold in the market of Cincinnati, on the opposite bank of the river. Appellant claiming to be the owner and in possession of this sand-bar, brought this action in the nature of an action of trespass, for entering upon her said possession.

A tract of one thousand acres was originally granted by patent, dated April 20, 1787, by the State of Virginia, to James…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Storer v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1810
  2. Handly's Lessee v. AnthonySupreme Court of the United States · 1820
  3. Post v. PearsallCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1839
  4. Varick v. Smith & The Attorney GeneralNew York Court of Chancery · 1835
  5. Canal Commissioners v. PeopleCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1830

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Sterling v. JacksonMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Franzini v. LaylandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Caughlin v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  4. City of Covington v. State Tax CommissionCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
  5. Miller v. HepburnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1871

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