Watson v. New York Central Railroad
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Gourt of Buffalo, affirming judgment of the Special Term in favor of defendant, entered on the decision of the court. This is an action of ejectment brought to recover the possession of a strip of land occupied by the defendant in the city of Buffalo. On the 18th day of November, 1841, Israel T. Hatch recovered a judgment against Elijah A. Bigelow, who is the common source of the title.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Gourt of Buffalo, affirming judgment of the Special Term in favor of defendant, entered on the decision of the court. This is an action of ejectment brought to recover the possession of a strip of land occupied by the defendant in the city of Buffalo. On the 18th day of November, 1841, Israel T. Hatch recovered a judgment against Elijah A. Bigelow, who is the common source of the title. On the 1.0th day of August, 1844, the sheriff sold the premises in question, under an execution issued to him on that judgment, and they were bid off by…
1Opinion of the CourtRapallo, J.
It is found by the court below that the defendant has succeeded to the rights of the Buffalo and Attica Railroad Company in the land in dispute. If by the order of the vice-chancellor, made in February, 1844, the Buffalo and Attica Railroad Company acquired the right to the possession and use of the land during the continuance of its charter, for the purposes of its incorporation, the plaintiff could not maintain ejectment, and the defendant was entitled to judgment. The plaintiff claims that by the order of the vice-chancellor, the company obtained no rights which could be set up as against…
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