Hyde v. Stone
New York Supreme Court
" _ Trover ; tried at the Chenango circuit in January, 1827, before Nelson, C. Judge ; when a verdict was found for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of this- court A motion was now made for a new trial, on a case, the substance of which will be found in the opinion of the court,
1Opinion of the Court
Curia, per Woodworth, J.
This was an action of trover. The plaintiff is the only son and heir of Gershom Hyde, who died in 1801, leaving a widow and various articles of personal property. In 1808, the widow married the defendant, and died in 1809. After the marriage, the plaintiff lived with the-defendant, until the death of his mother, and then departed. The plaintiff was born in September,
1800. The widow had *possession of the property until her marriage, when the defendant took possession. It appeared at the trial, that in 1814, P. Humphreys, at the request of the plaintiff’s guardian,…
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