Jackson ex dem. Murray v. Walsworth
New York Supreme Court
This, was an action of 'ejectment. On the trial of ’th& cause, a general verdict for the plaintiff was taken by consent,' subject to the opinion of the court on the following case.
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This, was an action of 'ejectment. On the trial of ’th& cause, a general verdict for the plaintiff was taken by consent,' subject to the opinion of the court on the following case. On the 27th day- of February, 1769, about 18,000 acres of land, of which the premises in question are a part, were, by letters patent, under1 the great seal of the late colony of New York, granted to David Greame, Mary Croffts, James Crawford, George Jackson, John Elves, Arthur Forrest, Richard Willis, Thomas Dampier, John Duval, William Robertson, William-Berry, Neal Ward, Mary Sleach, Lucy Sleaeh', Hut-[*373] \…
1Opinion of the Court
, Lapsing, Cb.
J., delivered the opinion of the court. . The inquiry in this case is confined to two questions :
J. Were the proceedings against the American Iron Company valid? and if they were,.
2. What part of the land in question vested in the trustees by virtue of the appointment under which they claim ?
The appointment purports to be of trustees for all the creditors of David Greame and others, naming the -other persons composing the company, among whom are John Elves and Richard' Willis, in trust for Mary,, the wife of William . Croffts, Patrick Crawford and William Meason, executors of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re HurdNew York Supreme Court · 1833
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