Townshend v. . Thomson
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of Mew York, entered upon an order made May 24, 1892, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Circuit. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Every doubtful fact is to be found in favor of plaintiff. (Colegrave v. N. Y. R. R. Co., 20 N. Y. 492; Pratt v. D. H. M. Ins.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of Mew York, entered upon an order made May 24, 1892, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Circuit. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Every doubtful fact is to be found in favor of plaintiff. (Colegrave v. N. Y. R. R. Co., 20 N. Y. 492; Pratt v. D. H. M. Ins. Co., 130 id. 212; Belton v. Baxter, 58 id. 411; Thurber v. H. B., etc., R. R. Co., 60 id. 326; Maber v. C. P., etc., R. R. Co., 67 id. 54; Stackus v.…
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
This is an action of ejectment to recover a lot of land situate at the southwest corner of Eighth avenue and One Hundred and Seventeenth street, Xew York city.
The plaintiff’s title does not appear to be very meritorious and the court ought not to be very astute to uphold it. Both parties trace their title back to Edward Price, who took a conveyance of the lot in 1827. The plaintiff claims title under him as follows : In 1835 he conveyed the lot to John Seudder and took back a purchase-money mortgage. In 1836 Seudder conveyed the lot to Ebenezer L. Williams, subject to the mortgage. February…
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