Seward v. Jackson ex dem. Van Wyck
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
On error from the supreme court. The action in the court below was by James Jackson, on the demise of John *B. Yan Wyck, against the two Sewards, defendants, to recover two pieces of land ; the one a farm of about 230 acres with a small piece of adjoining land, (about two acres,) including a house and garden, formerly constituting part of, but sold and separated from the larger piece. Both were situate in the town of Eishkill, Dutchess county.
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On error from the supreme court. The action in the court below was by James Jackson, on the demise of John *B. Yan Wyck, against the two Sewards, defendants, to recover two pieces of land ; the one a farm of about 230 acres with a small piece of adjoining land, (about two acres,) including a house and garden, formerly constituting part of, but sold and separated from the larger piece. Both were situate in the town of Eishkill, Dutchess county. The facts, so far as they relate to the larger piece of land, are stated in the report of this case in the court below, (5 Cowen’s Rep. 67,) except…
1Opinion of the Court
Jones, .Chancellor.
The writ of error in this cause purports to be upon a special verdict in an action of ejectment. Upon looking at the record, it appears that the jury have found the whole of the evidence produced to them, with an account of what took place at the trial, and sent the entire proceedings at the circuit, in the form of a special verdict, to the supreme court for their consideration : and the first question that presents itself is, whether this record can be regarded as a special verdict, upon which this can act?
whether there be any verdiot‘
It is of the essence of a special…
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