Mayor of New York v. Mott
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Hew York county. Ejectment by the mayor, etc., of the city of Hew York, against Hopper S-Mott and others. From a judgment entered on a verdict for defendants, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
This is an action in ejectment brought by the city to-recover possession of certain premises lying outside of the high-water mark of the Hudson river between Fifty-Fourth and Fifty-Fifth streets, in this-city. The defendants denied the ownership of the plaintiff in the lauds in question, and alleged an adverse possession-. Upon- the trial the defendants attempted to establish title through a so-called “Dutch grant, ” bearing date in 1642, and also by adverse possession. The jury having found a verdict in. favor of the defendants, from the judgment thereupon entered, and from an order denying…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y. v. . HartNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Jackson ex dem. Russell v. CroyNew York Supreme Court · 1815
- Calkins v. . IsbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Jackson ex dem. Ellice v. BrittonNew York Supreme Court · 1830
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