Lawrence v. . Town of Hempstead
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of tlie late General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered December 19, 1894, upon an order reversing a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term, and granting a new trial.
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Appeal from a judgment of tlie late General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered December 19, 1894, upon an order reversing a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term, and granting a new trial. This action was brought to quiet the title to certain marsh lands at Rockaway, in the town of Hempstead, Queens county,, and the specific relief sought was an injunction to restrain acts of ownership by the town. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The resolution is not a grant, nor does it…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
This action involves the title to a tract of land in the town of Hempstead, county of Queens, on Long Island;. the plaintiffs’ claim of ownership being resisted by the defendant upon the ground, substantially, that the property was a part of its common lands, of which it had never become divested. Ho question has been raised therein, except that which relates to the sufficiency of the proofs to establish the plaintiffs’ claim to the possession of the premises as against the defendant. Hone of the important facts are in dispute and the determination of the controversy depends upon the…
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