Griffin v. . Shepard
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made May 11, 1886, which reversed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial without a jury and granted a new trial. This was an action of ejectment. Defendant Shepard claimed the premises in question as owner, and defendant Cornell claimed a right of possession as tenant under said Shepard.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made May 11, 1886, which reversed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial without a jury and granted a new trial. This was an action of ejectment. Defendant Shepard claimed the premises in question as owner, and defendant Cornell claimed a right of possession as tenant under said Shepard. The action relates to a tract of land in the town of Searsdale in the county of Westchester, which was part of a tract of land owned, at the time of his…
1Opinion of the CourtPotter, J.
Bo question is made that Joseph Griffin and John C. Griffin, the sons of Stephen Griffin, each derived title: under the will of the latter to one equal undivided third part of the premises described in the complaint. The contention is in relation to the title of the remaining third, and that depends; upon the validity and effect to be given to the deed of quitclaim from Joseph to John C. Griffin, on the 6th day of February, 1851, and the deed confirmatory of that deed from Joseph to John 0. Griffin, bearing date September 15, 1864. If those deeds, one or both, are valid and effectual, the…
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