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Jackson ex dem. Young & Devereux v. Camp

New York Supreme Court

Decided February 15, 1824PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Ejectment, for part oflot number 63, in the 20th township, in Sangerfeld, in the county of Oneida; tried before his Honor (the late)Mr. Justice Platt, at the Oneida Circuit. November 19th, 1821. - . It was admitted on the trial, that the lessors of the plaintiff owned a part c-f lot number 63, and that the defendant owned a part of lot number 62, in the 20th township.

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Ejectment, for part oflot number 63, in the 20th township, in Sangerfeld, in the county of Oneida; tried before his Honor (the late)Mr. Justice Platt, at the Oneida Circuit. November 19th, 1821. - . It was admitted on the trial, that the lessors of the plaintiff owned a part c-f lot number 63, and that the defendant owned a part of lot number 62, in the 20th township. The lands of the respective parties adjoined each other upon a line running east and west, separating lot 63 from 62. The lessors of the plaintiff contended on the trial, that the. defendant had wrongfully extended his…

1Opinion of the CourtWoodworth, J.

The outlines of township No. 20, and lines to divide it into quarters, were run by the Surveyor General. The lots, though laid down on the map, were not actually surveyed ; the courses only being marked by monuments on the quarter lines; 3ohn Tdyler and others became proprietors of this township. Sanger and Morgan, in 1791, were agents to survey out and sell. They employed one Smith to survey, according to the Surveyor General’s survey or map. He committed so many mistakes, that no return was made. In the year following, being 1792, he made a new survey, which was acted upon, ever after, by…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Newsom v. Pryor's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1822
  2. Jackson ex dem. Griswold v. BardNew York Supreme Court · 1809
  3. Snider v. CroyNew York Supreme Court · 1807
  4. Smith v. StewartNew York Supreme Court · 1810
  5. Preston's Heirs v. BowmarSupreme Court of the United States · 1821

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. La Frombois v. Jackson ex dem. SmithCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1826
  2. Monnot v. . MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
  3. Coogler v. RogersSupreme Court of Florida · 1889
  4. Hart v. BostwickSupreme Court of Florida · 1872
  5. Wheeler v. . SpinolaNew York Court of Appeals · 1873

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