Wasson v. Bond

In March 2011, plaintiffs commenced this action against defendants alleging various trespasses that purportedly caused damage to plaintiffs’ property. In July 2011, defendants answered and alleged in a counterclaim that defendant Ruth Bond acquired title to plaintiffs’ property in June 2011 by virtue of a deed executed by Southern New York Railway Inc. (hereinafter the railway). Plaintiffs moved to dismiss the counterclaim on the basis that, during the course of prior litigation, it had been determined that plaintiffs’ predecessors in interest held valid title to the disputed property (see…