Stevens v. Mayor of New York
The Superior Court of New York City
This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff’s testator, by reason of defendants obtaining from him by false and fraudulent statements and misrepresentations, and by fraudulent concealment, for a small consideration (to wit, §35), a deed or release of the northerly half of a street sixty feet in width, lying between lots 140 and 143, and the East road (now Fourth avenue), and the Middle road (now the Fifth avenue) as shown on a map…
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This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff’s testator, by reason of defendants obtaining from him by false and fraudulent statements and misrepresentations, and by fraudulent concealment, for a small consideration (to wit, §35), a deed or release of the northerly half of a street sixty feet in width, lying between lots 140 and 143, and the East road (now Fourth avenue), and the Middle road (now the Fifth avenue) as shown on a map of the Common Lands of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York, as surveyed by Carmine H. Groerck, in…
1Opinion of the Court
Hamilton Cole, Referee.
Before the commencement of the trial before me, the plaintiff, Russell D. Miner, died, and the action was revived in the name of his executrix, Matilda D. Walbridge, During the pendency of the action before me, Matilda D. Walbridge also died, and the action was again revived in the name of Matilda W. Stevens, as administratrix of Russell D. Miner, with the will annexed.
In the opinion of the general term of this court, above referred to, so full and accurate a statement of the facts bearing upon the question of the title to the property mentioned was made, that it is…
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- Jones v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1876