Jackson ex dem. Collier v. Jacoby
New York Supreme Court
Ejectment, tried at the Yates circuit, June 37th, "1836, before Walworth, C. Judge; when a verdict was found for the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Curia, per Savage, Ch. J.
This was an action of ejectment, to recover part óf lot 66, in township 6, in the first range of Phelps & Gorham’s purchase.
Both parties claim under John Livingston. The lessor of the plaintiff showed title to lot 66, and James Dean, under whom the defendant claims, to lot 73.
The. question is, whether the premises lie in lot 66.
The conveyances describe the lots by their numbers. The field book has been burned; the location, therefore, must- be made out by other testimony.
The first objection was to the lessor’s deed, on the ground of an alleged alteration. The letter…
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