County of Chenango v. County of Broome

OPINION OF THE COURT

Harvey, J.

This action concerns a disputed boundary line between plaintiff and defendant County of Broome (hereinafter defendant). An understanding of this dispute requires a brief explanation of these counties’ histories. Plaintiff was created by enactment of Laws of 1798 (ch 31) from portions of Herkimer and Tioga Counties. Subsequently, by Laws of 1801 (ch 123), the Legislature divided the State into 30 counties. In 1806, Madison County was created from a portion of plaintiff (L 1806, ch 70) and defendant was created from a part of Tioga County (L 1806, ch 89). In 1813,…