Dunham v. Williams
New York Supreme Court
CTION of ejectment, involving the title to land forming part of the road bed of the Brooklyn, Jamaica and Flat-bush turnpike road, running from the Brooklyn (Fulton) ferry to Flathush, and branching beyond the premises in question to Jamaica. The locus in quo constituted a piece of the road between its western side and centre line, near Hanson place, within the present limits of the city of Brooklyn.
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CTION of ejectment, involving the title to land forming part of the road bed of the Brooklyn, Jamaica and Flat-bush turnpike road, running from the Brooklyn (Fulton) ferry to Flathush, and branching beyond the premises in question to Jamaica. The locus in quo constituted a piece of the road between its western side and centre line, near Hanson place, within the present limits of the city of Brooklyn. The defendant Williams claimed as grantee from the turnpike company; the plaintiffs, as being the owners of the adjoining premises. The plaintiffs offered evidence tending to establish that,…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Brown, J.
When the plaintiffs closed their testimony and rested, upon the trial of this action, they had established, prima facie, a title to the premises in question. These consisted of the western half of the road bed of the Brooklyn, Jamaica and Flatbush turnpike road, near *154Hanson place, in the city of Brooklyn. The route of the turnpike is at this point identical with an old road mentioned in the deeds of conveyance as the road leading from Bedford to Brooklyn ferry. The plaintiffs claimed title under one Michael Bergen, and read in evidence two deeds of conveyance for a farm…
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