Dewey Land Co. v. Stevens

Backes, Y. C.

This was a bill to quiet title to lands formerly under thei waters of the Atlantic ocean, claimed by the defendant Stevens under a riparian grant from the state. Upon final hearing, the *375bill was dismissed by this court, and the complainant appealed, which resulted in an affirmance of this court’s decree. 83 N. J. Eq. 314. The defendant now moves to amend the decree by substituting another, establishing his rights in the land involved in the suit, in compliance with section 6 of the act to quiet titles, which provides that the final determination and decree in such suit shall fix…