Halliday v. White
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Action by Alonzo Halliday against Hannah White. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The defendant, by a written agreement bearing date October 13, 1879, sold to the plaintiff all the standing timber on 100 acres of land in the town of South Valley, Cattaraugus county, belonging to the defendant. ' The premises were described in the contract as bounded west by what is known as the “Jones Lot,” south by land owned by one Butts, on the north by land owned by one Burch, and extending east equal widths far enough to include 100 acres. After the execution and delivery of the contract, the defendant entered upon the premises described in the contract, and cut and carried away from…
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