Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Kovarick
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1898PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Trial of an action of ejectment without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtMaddox, J.
This is an action of ejectment, plaintiff seeking to recover possession' of lots 11 and 12 in block -11 on sheet 3 of “ Map of property at Wellwood, Long .Island, on ¡South Side railroad,” made by J. Sammis, surveyor, in 1869, which formed part of the woodland embraced in the tract of about 400 acres of land conveyed by Jones, as trustee, to Hannah H. Hone, by deed bearing date December '8, 1857, and recorded May 30, 1862, and plaintiff claims title through mesne conveyances.
The deed to Hone was an absolute, conveyance and constituted color of title. 3 Am. & Eng. Ency. of Law, 276; Thompson…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Miller v. . Long Island Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Buffalo Cemetery Assn. v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Ne-ha-sa-ne Park Ass'n v. LloydAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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- Peterson v. . MartinoNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Dunkum v. Maceck Building Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
- Sheldon v. RussellNew York Supreme Court · 1915
- Welstead v. JenningsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Halleran v. ManzioneNew York Supreme Court · 1938
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