Den ex dem. Russell v. Ass'n of Jersey Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. The action of ejectment was brought to recover a tract of land at Paulus Hook, now Jersey City, on the Jersey shore, formerly under the tide waters of the Hudson river, and below low-water mark.- ’ The locus in qfio has been reclaimed from the Water by artificial means, and was in the possession of the Jersey Associates, and occupied by them as building lots.
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This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. The action of ejectment was brought to recover a tract of land at Paulus Hook, now Jersey City, on the Jersey shore, formerly under the tide waters of the Hudson river, and below low-water mark.- ’ The locus in qfio has been reclaimed from the Water by artificial means, and was in the possession of the Jersey Associates, and occupied by them as building lots. Upon the trial in the Circuit Court it was ruled that the plaintiff had failed to make out a title, and the jury found…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney
This is an action of ejectment brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendants in the Circuit Court for the district of • New Jersey, to recover a parcel of land situate in Jersey City. The land in question has been reclaimed from the water, by the defendants, under the authority of the legislature; and is now in their possession, and occupied by them as building lots.
The plaintiff claims the premises under sundry mesne conveyances from the Proprietors of East New Jersey, and the title of the proprietors is the point in question. And they claim that, by virtue of the various grants…
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