Jones v. Hoyt
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Onondaga county. Action by Augusta Jones, Jennie Jones, an infant, by Augusta Jones, her guardian ad litem, Alfred A. Jones, Frederick F. Jones, and Annie F. Jones against Ezekiel B. Hoyt, to recover possession of land. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiffs, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial made on the minutes, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
This action was ejectment. It was brought to recover a strip of land in the possession of the defendant, which was about feet in width, lying immediately north of the premises occupied by the plaintiffs. Both the plaintiffs’ and the defendant’s lots were on the east side of West street, in the city of Syracuse. They were a part of what was known on the trial as “Block 69,” which was divided into five lots, numbered from 1 to 5, inclusive. The defendant was the owner of lot 3, while the plaintiffs claimed to own the northern portion of lot 4. One of the questions which arose upon the trial was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Crary v. . GoodmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Dawley v. . BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Sands v. . HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Higinbotham v. . StoddardNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- A.B.N. Co. v. . N.Y.E.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
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- Pierce v. MartinCity of New York Municipal Court · 1903
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