Legal Opinion

Jackson ex dem. Stevens v. Stevens

New York Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1816PublishedCited by 8 opinions

THIS was an action of ejectment for álot of land in the town . pf Dover,, in the county .of Dutchess, which was tried before"Mr.J. Vañ Ness, at the'Dutchess circuit, in AugiCsi,, 1.81-5.- . . / ., : ' , _ . . ‘ • . * , , _ y-\ . yr Both' parties ultimately derived their title ifcom Lewis Hunt*' who lived on the farm in question, until'his-deaths in 1776 or . . 1 .. 7t : Hunt left two daughters; his heirs' at law; Susannah, who married. Elkanáh^Bfi§gs}' and.

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THIS was an action of ejectment for álot of land in the town . pf Dover,, in the county .of Dutchess, which was tried before"Mr.J. Vañ Ness, at the'Dutchess circuit, in AugiCsi,, 1.81-5.- . . / ., : ' , _ . . ‘ • . * , , _ y-\ . yr Both' parties ultimately derived their title ifcom Lewis Hunt*' who lived on the farm in question, until'his-deaths in 1776 or . . 1 .. 7t : Hunt left two daughters; his heirs' at law; Susannah, who married. Elkanáh^Bfi§gs}' and. Mary$ who married Samuel, Stevens... Stevens died about four years- before .the ..trial, and, after his death,- Mary, his- " widow,…

1Per curiam

_ The deed from Blanchard and his wife, of the 21st of. April, 1814, unquestionably conveyed to' the plaintiff a good title for an undivided half of; the farm, Mary never having executed any .other deed. * The question' is, whether the plaintiff shqws. á title to the other half; ' ; ...

it appears that,the lessor of thé.plaintiff, in 18.13, having'no title from any source, executed a deed with warranty to Jusfus Blanchard, for an undivided moiety of the farm, and also all his-interest Under the will oL Samuel Stevens,.- for ". the, consideration of 2,800 dollars; and that, on the 4th of April,…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Wilson v. TroupCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1823
  2. Dolph v. BarneyOregon Supreme Court · 1874
  3. Von Horne v. CrainNew York Court of Chancery · 1829
  4. Lessee of Bond v. SwearingenOhio Supreme Court · 1824
  5. Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Bridgewater v. Overseers of the Poor of the Town of BrookfieldNew York Supreme Court · 1824

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