Randall v. Sanders
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, entered upon a verdict directed by the court, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial made upon the minutes by the justice before whom the action was tried.
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Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, entered upon a verdict directed by the court, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial made upon the minutes by the justice before whom the action was tried. The action was brought to recover damages for a trespass committed by the defendant, upon certain vacant lots in the city of New York, which had been conveyed to the plaintiff’s inféstate by one William Y. Brady, in 1837. By an agreement bearing date one day after that of the deed, Randolph agreed to give to said Brady the right of pre-emption of the lands herein described upon…
1Opinion of the Court
Beady, J.:
This action was brought' to recover damages for a tort committed in the lifetime of the deceased consisting of an unlawful entry and *613trespass on certain premises owned by tbe intestate, who was known as Israel Randolph.
Several exceptions to the' admission and rejection of evidence were taken upon the trial, but they were not argued on the appeal and were abandoned.
It appears from the evidence that a deed was executed by William Y. Brady and wife to Israel Randolph, dated December fifth, acknowledged December eighth, and recorded December twelfth, 1837, for the consideration of…
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