Cochran v. Smith
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Suffolk county. Action by Emily Cochran against Oscar C. Smith for trespass on land. From a judgment entered on a verdict directed by the court in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment entered upon a verdict directed by the court in favor of the plaintiff. The action is for trespass on land, and its decision requires the location of the boundary line between the lands of the *104parties, which originally belonged to Sarah Smith, the mother of the plaintiff and defendant. In June, 1883, Sarah Smith conveyed to the defendant the land which he now claims, bounded northerly by Bayport highway, 4 rods and 16 links; westerly by lands of Sarah Smith, the grantor, 20 rods; southerly by her lands, also, 8 rods and 5 links; and easterly…
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