Sheridan v. House
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of Supreme Court, second district, in favor of plaintiff, rendered upon a case submitted by the parties. The question between the parties is, as to which, if either, has the legal title to certain lands situate in the city of Brooklyn.
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Appeal from judgment of Supreme Court, second district, in favor of plaintiff, rendered upon a case submitted by the parties. The question between the parties is, as to which, if either, has the legal title to certain lands situate in the city of Brooklyn. The material facts are, that Samuel Jackson formerly owned the lands in question, together with other lands in fee; that, in 1832, Samuel Jackson conveyed said lands to his son John, for life, and, after his decease, to his heirs and their assigns forever; that John Jackson, in 1844, had twelve children, and conveyed his life estate in said…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodruff, J.
It is not questioned, that, by the grant made in 1832, by Samuel Jackson to John Jackson, for and during his natural life, and after his death, then to his heirs and their assigns forever, the immediate grantee took an estate for life only, and that a remainder in fee was limited to such persons as were, at his death, his heirs at law.
If or is it questioned that by the conveyance of John Jackson to his children, they acquired, as tenants in common, each an estate for his life in one undivided eleventh part of the land, and that the limitation in remainder gave them, as his heirs presumptive,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Payn v. BealNew York Supreme Court · 1847
- Edwards v. VarickCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1846
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