Legal Opinion

Jackson ex dem. Yates v. How

New York Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1821PublishedCited by 9 opinions

EJECTMENT for lot No. 11 in Junius, tried at the Se~ neca Circuit, in June, 1820, before Mr. Justice Van Ness. The plaintiff gave in evidence the exemplification of a patent to Lieut. Col.

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EJECTMENT for lot No. 11 in Junius, tried at the Se~ neca Circuit, in June, 1820, before Mr. Justice Van Ness. The plaintiff gave in evidence the exemplification of a patent to Lieut. Col. Lewis Alayaghrongton:, for the premises in question, dated January 29, 1791 ; and an exemplification of the record of a deed from the patentee to Cornelius A. Van Slyck, with covenants of seizin and warranty, for the lot in question and two other lots, for the consideration of 135 pounds, dated April 21, 1792, on which was indorsed the following certificate : “ Be it remembered, that on the 14th day of May,…

1Opinion of the Court

Spencer, Ch. J.

delivered the opinion of the Court. The deed from the patentee for lot No. 11. in Junius, was proved to have been duly deposited according to the statute; and it was recorded in the clerk’s office of the county, on the 22d of January, 1814. It was acknowledged according to the then existing law, by the grantor, before a Judge of the Supreme Court. An exemplification of the record of this deed from the patentee to Cornelius A. Van Slyck, was admitted in evidence, notwithstanding objections were made to its admission. The only question in the cause is, whether the exemplification…

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