Cornwell v. Clement
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, "Valentine Cornwell, who sues as well for himself as for the other heirs of John Cornwell, deceased, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 10th day of March, 1896, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Queens County Special Term dismissing the complaint upon the merits.
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett, J.:
In 1878, the heirs of John Cornwell, deceased, fourteen in number, were the owners of certain beach and marsh lands at Rockaway Beach in Queens county, in the locality which has since become known as Arverne. For the purpose of ascertaining the interests of the respective owners, the property was deemed to consist of seventy-two parts. Of these parts, two belonged to the defendant, twelve belonged to Abby Wellwood and Edward L. Seaman, and fifty-eight belonged to the plaintiff and the ten other heirs of John Cornwell in whose behalf the present suit is brought.
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2Cited by2 opinions
- Grote v. GroteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- Birckhead v. De ForestCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1903