Suydam v. Williamson
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern district'of New York. It was an action of ejectment brought by-the defendants in error against Suydam to recover two lots of ground in the city of New York.
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This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern district'of New York. It was an action of ejectment brought by-the defendants in error against Suydam to recover two lots of ground in the city of New York. On the part of the defendants in error, it was contended that every material question in the case was adjudged by this court in the cases of "Williamson v. Berry, 8 Howard, 495; Williamson v. The Irish Presbyterian Congregation, 8 Howard, 565; and Williamson v. Ball, 8 Howard, 566. The counsel for the plaintiff in error alleged that…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
delivered the opinion of the court., This was a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of New York:, The view we have taken of this case, as it is exhibited in the record, renders an extended statement of the facts entirely unnecessary. It was an action of ejectment brought in the court below to recover the possession of a certain parcel of land, with the appurtenances, situated in the sixteenth ward of the city of New York, and described as lots sixty-four and sixty-five, according to a certain map made by George B. Smith. The declaration, which was…
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