Calkins v. Hart
New York Supreme Court
Motion by the defendant to set aside verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and for new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
Spring lake is in the town of Hannibal, Oswego county. It is oval in shape, without outlet or inlei, two-tMrds of' a mile long, north and south, and half as broad. The plaintiff owns land bounded on the west by the lake. Eext south of him is land of the defendant.
*150One Bezaliel Howe is the common source of the title of both parties. That of the plaintiff originated in 1836 and 1838; that of the defendant in 1854. Under their deeds both own to the center of the lake. Wilcox v. Bread, 92 Hun, 9; Deuterman v. Gainsborg, 9 App. Div. 151; Gouverneur v. National Ice Co., 134 N. Y. 355; Hardin v.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hardin v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Gouverneur v. National Ice Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Lincoln v. DavisMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- Ledyard v. Ten EyckNew York Supreme Court · 1862
- Ridgway v. LudlowIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
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3Cited by3 opinions
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