Martin v. Williams
New York Supreme Court
This was no action of debt, The plaintiffs declared on a bonc!’ dated the 2d of August, 1814, in the pénalty of 10,000 dollars.
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This was no action of debt, The plaintiffs declared on a bonc!’ dated the 2d of August, 1814, in the pénalty of 10,000 dollars. The defendant craved oyer of the bond, the condition of which recited, that a contention subsisted between: the parties respecting the title to 2Í)0 .acres of land, being part of lot No. 3'4*> ™ the town of Whitehall, in -the cpunty of Washington-r And that two actions of ejectment were proceeding in this court, on the demise of the plaintiffs ; the one against Stephen- Wood. ias tenant in possession óí sorñe part of the said'2.Q0 acres -; and “ against Wait Webster,…
1Per curiam
Several exceptions have been- taken to the award; such as, that it is uncertain, not final, and requires the defendant to do impossible-acts, in obliging strangers to give up the possession of lands to the plaintiffs. ' •
It will not be necessary to discuss or consider, with gjeaf minuteness, several of the points insisted on. . If it be conceded that the award is void, so far as respects the defendant’s causing Webster and Wood tpr deliver up possession of the lands they held, on the ground - of uncertainty . in regard to the extent of their possessions, and o.n the ground.that the defendant…
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