Legal Opinion

Wilcox v. Baker

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 10, 1897Published

Appeal from trial term, Madison county. Action by Bradford B. Wilcox against Truman Baker and another. Sfrom a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. Argued before PARKER, P. J., and LANDON, HERRICK, PUTNAM, and MERWIN, JJ.

1Opinion of the CourtMerwin, J.

In 1887, the defendants, together with one Morgan, ■who has since died, were the assessors of the town of Lebanon, in the -county of Madison. The plaintiff was the owner and occupant of a ¿farm of about 250 acres, of which about 150 acres was in the town of Lebanon, and about 100 acres in the adjoining town of Hamilton, in •-said -county. The plaintiff resided in 1887 on that part which was in -the town of Hamilton. This farm prior to 1882 was composed of two farms,—one of about 120 acres, in the town of Lebanon, which ¡from 1868 to 1871 was owned by the wife of plaintiff, and occupied by the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. City of Rochester v. BriggsNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
  2. Brewster v. . City of SyracuseNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
  3. Johnston v. . SpicerNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
  4. Coxe v. . StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  5. New York & Long Island Bridge Co. v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1896

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