Legal Opinion
Granger v. City of Canandaigua
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 15, 1931PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
The question is as to the title of the bed of Canandaigua lake. If it is in the State, the judgment must be affirmed. If it is in the plaintiffs, defendant must be restrained from entering upon such lands and filling them in for park purposes.
Plaintiffs’ title is based on a deed, conveying among other lands under the waters of fresh water inland lakes, all the lands lying under the waters of Canandaigua lake, executed by Stephen Bates, Sheriff of Ontario county, to Gideon Granger, their ancestor, dated June 10, 1817. The deed conveyed the interest of Oliver Phelps in such lands. He had…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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