Litchfield v. Bond
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Edward H. Litchfield, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Franklin on the 13th day of October, 1904, upon the report of a referee dismissing the complaint upon the merits.
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, J.:
The plaintiff is the owner of a forest park or game preserve consisting of about 9,000 acres, substantially inclosed by a wire fence, and situated on the southerly borders of Franklin county.
The south line of Franklin county had been long in dispute, the contending lines being nearly a mile apart and embracing several square miles of territory, concerning which the jurisdiction of the courts and the right of suffrage and taxation were in doubt.
By chapter 473 of the Laws of 1902 the Legislature authorized and directed the State Engineer and Surveyor to locate, establish and…
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- People v. . StephensNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Robinson v. . ChamberlainNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Brownell v. . Town of GreenwichNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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