Quick v. Stuyvesant
New York Court of Chancery
In 1797# J. Quick owned a ¿trip of land in' the city of New-York, on the east side of the -Bowery Lane, about-4'00 feet" in length on the Bowery, and extending back 66 feet at the north'end and 120 feet- at the sputh. ' P. Stuyvesant, the father of the defendant, owned the Bowery farm, lying north and east of ‘ Quick’s land, and extending back to the East River.
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In 1797# J. Quick owned a ¿trip of land in' the city of New-York, on the east side of the -Bowery Lane, about-4'00 feet" in length on the Bowery, and extending back 66 feet at the north'end and 120 feet- at the sputh. ' P. Stuyvesant, the father of the defendant, owned the Bowery farm, lying north and east of ‘ Quick’s land, and extending back to the East River. In order to lay. out this farm into city lots, by streets running through it in different directions, Stuyvesant made an arrangement with Quick, by which the latter consented to have Quick-street run through the middle of his lot and…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor,
From the admissions in the answer, and the testimony, in this cause, there can be no doubt as to' the intentions and object of P. Stuyvesant and • J. Quick at the time the conveyances of April, 1797, were executed. It was not the intention of either party to vest the’ title to the land included in Quick and Rensselaer-streets absolutely in Stuyvesant for his Own use, or for any other purpose than that of opening a street over the same for the mutual accommodation of both parties. For the lands which Quick acquired under that arrangement, Stuyvesant received a full equivalent in…
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