Trustees of Union College v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The City of New York, from a judg ment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 5th day of November, 1900, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Queens County Trial Term before the court without a jury-
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, J.:
This action was begun in October, 1898, to recover certain land upon breach of a condition. The land was conveyed in 1873 by the respondent to Long Island City, the predecessor of the appellant. After the description, the deed contained this clause: “ Said plot of land is to be used by said Long Island City for the purpose of building a city hall thereon, and this conveyance is made upon the express condition that in case the said plot of ground above described shall ever cease to be used by said Long Island City for a city hall, or other similar city buildings, then, and in that…
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