Terry v. . Chandler
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Supreme Court. The action was brought to recover the possession of land. The defendant had been in possession of the premises for five years preceding the trial; the other facts are sufficiently stated in the following opinion. The case was submitted on printed arguments.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This action is brought to recover nine acres of land in the town of Warwick, county of Orange, of which a certain ditch is the southern boundary, by the description in the complaint. The answer admits the possession of the defendant, denies the plaintiff’s title, and alleges that the defendant became seized of an estate in fee therein on or about the 28th day of January, 1848. The cause was tried at the Orange circuit, and, in conformity with the provisions of section two hundred and sixty-one of the Code, the jury found certain facts, upon the effect of which the plaintiff’s right to recover…
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