Jackson ex dem. Van Alen v. Ham
New York Supreme Court
THIS was an action of ejectment which was tried before Mr. J. Van Ness, at the Columbia circuit, in 1816. The plaintiff’s lessor claimed as purchaser under an execution against Wendell C. Ham, and gave in evidence a judgment in an action for a tort in favour of D. Van Men, against W. C. Ham, for 1019 dollars and 20 cents, docketed on the 1st of November, 1815 ; an execution issued thereon, tested in October, 1815, and returnable in January term, 1816, and a deed from one of…
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THIS was an action of ejectment which was tried before Mr. J. Van Ness, at the Columbia circuit, in 1816. The plaintiff’s lessor claimed as purchaser under an execution against Wendell C. Ham, and gave in evidence a judgment in an action for a tort in favour of D. Van Men, against W. C. Ham, for 1019 dollars and 20 cents, docketed on the 1st of November, 1815 ; an execution issued thereon, tested in October, 1815, and returnable in January term, 1816, and a deed from one of the deputies of the sheriff of Columbia to the lessor of the plaintiff, dated March 11th, 1816. The defendant was in…
1Opinion of the Court
Spencer J.
delivered the opinion of the court. The lessor of the plaintiff claims as a purchaser under a sale made by the sheriff of Columbia county, upon ah execution founded on a judgment, docketed the 1st of Nov. 1815, against Wendell C. Ham ; and it appears that the defendant, in April, 181.0, gave a deed to Wendell for about 20 acres of his farm, for the nominal consideration of 250 dollars, but which was not paid, to make him an elector. The defendant produced a deed from Wendell to him dated in July, 1814. re-conveying the same land for the expressed consideration of 250 dollars. The…
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