Blackman v. . Striker
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made December 28, 1892, which denied a motion by plaintiff for a new trial, overruled his exceptions and directed judgment in favor of defendants upon the verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made December 28, 1892, which denied a motion by plaintiff for a new trial, overruled his exceptions and directed judgment in favor of defendants upon the verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Plaintiff is entitled to a judgment of reversal and to recover the possession of the property upon a new trial, unless the exception in the deed of Matthew Hopper to John Hopper (the younger) failed to take…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
This was an action to recover real property. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendants and the General Term has affirmed the judgment entered on the verdict. The land which is the subject of the controversy is particularly described in the complaint, and is situated at the corner of Ninth avenue and Fiftieth street, in the city of New York. John Hopper the elder, who died in the year 1778, is the common source of title. He was the owner of a farm, in what is termed in his will and in subsequent conveyances, the Out Ward of the city of New York, which he devised to his five…
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