Legal Opinion
Vandevoort v. . Gould
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 1867PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBockes, J.
This action was brought to recover the possession of real property, with damages for its unlawful detention. The Plaintiff succeeded on the trial, and the judgment in his favor was affirmed by the General Term of Supreme Court in the First District. Thereupon the Defendant appealed to this Court.
The premises in question were a house and lot known as Ho. 18 Clinton Place, in the city of Hew York. The Plaintiff made title through several mesne conveyances from the Trustees of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor in said city. The line of conveyance was as follows:
In 1833 the Trustees of the Sailors’ Snug…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- The People v. . GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Westervelt v. . GreggNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
- White v. . WagerNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Dyett v. North American Coal Co.New York Supreme Court · 1838
- Sherman v. . ElderNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Powers v. Trustees of Caledonia County Grammar SchoolSupreme Court of Vermont · 1919
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